General Chat

I just asked round my office, and they all think Ella Fitzgerald too lol

Thanks Orangeblossom for pointing out Ella Fitzgerald didn't die until 1996 - my mistake! Still isn't her though!! Had a look at these: Marion Williams - nope, found a photo, not the one Helen Reddy - nope, she's white!! Lena Horne - not dead Joan Armatrading - not dead Dinah Washington - had to look closely at this one, because she has the right look.....but both born and died too early Patti LaBelle - another match for looks, but she's alive Little Ester seems to be a racehorse!! lol (see further down, though) Dee Dee Sharpe - not dead Queen Latifah - too young Denise Williams - too young and thin! Randy Crawford (who I thought was a bloke!) - too young and thin Neneh Cherry - alive Gloria Jones - too tall and I think she is still alive Peggy Lee - too white! Mathilda Jackson - couldn't find her....tried without the H and got someone born in 1850!! Esther Phillips....Ahh, same person as the racehorse above! Died too long ago Della Reese - too slim! Barbara Lewis - ditto Etta James - has slimmed down so too thin! Matti Moss Clark - can't find a picture :o(( Merry

OrangeB - lol........hubby can go and work at your office, then! Mags...that Carmen McCrea looks quite like the lady I'm after, but you would have to caricature her......fatter, shorter, more flamboyant etc Dawn, thanks for the list! Joy......who is she then??! Merry

Ella Fitzgerald had both her legs amputated in the 90's, she suffered from diabetes. Jacquie xxxx

The name you were looking for in the list was Mahalia Jackson, but it wasn't her. I can SEE the woman, it's driving me mad now too - might have to ring husband! Christina

Oooh I didn't know that Jacquie, how dreadful for her.... Christina....just DO IT then!! Aaaagggghhhh! Please! Merry

Groan, he can see her too now, but the name just isn't coming. He says he'll phone me if it comes to him :-( Christina

I think that she had been in 'Cats' in the West End at some point, and perhaps 'Showboat' too. Christina

Gwen Guthrie - photo doesn't fit Sharon Redd - too thin! Phyllis Hyman - photo can't be the one! Don't a lot of these people die young? Very sad.... Tasha Thomas - can't see a photo - sounds too young? Valerie Jones - Can't find her, but did check out both halves of The Weather Girls. Nope :o(( Merry

Was it Bernice somebody? Christina

YES! Merry

I've been saying Bernadette and Belinda.....but Bernice is right! Merry

Oh gawd, now youve got me - I can see her too and Bernice, yes that rings a bell.

Lewis is coming through! Christina

Not Bernice Lewis and not Bernice Johnson Reagon, so she must be the ''other'' Bernice........ Everone phone someone! lol Merry

On second thoughts, not Lewis. Grrr, why won't it come?

Berenice?

Im not sure, was it a variation on Bernice? Oh gawd, someone please remember.

School run in 8 minutes! Merry

If only dad was alive, hed know in a shot. Has anyone got a mum or dad they can ring?