# RIP Cleo Laine

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cleo-laine/1021354>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 26, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cleo-laine/1021354 "2025-07-26T11:15:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cleo-laine/1021354/1 "2025-07-26T11:15:37Z")

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Magnificent jazz singer, actress and promoter of other musicians:

> **[Dame Cleo Laine obituary](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/25/dame-cleo-laine-obituary?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other)**
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> Celebrated singer with an agile contralto voice who, with her husband John Dankworth, helped bring new audiences to jazz

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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cleo-laine/1021354/2 "2025-07-26T14:51:21Z")

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One of my favorites. “Agile” is a good adjective for her voice.