Jackie cain biography

American jazz vocal duo

Jackie and Roy was an American jazz vocal team consisting of husband and wife singer Jackie Cain (–) and singer/pianist Roy Kral (–). They sang together for 56 years and made almost 40 albums.^[1]

Kral's obituary in The New York Times said: "Their voices had similar ranges but were an octave apart, creating unusual harmonies."^[1]

Career

They first joined forces in , and in they celebrated their 50th anniversary as a vocal duo.

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Jackie and Roy's stint with Charlie Ventura's band in and brought them recognition; Lou Stein's "East of Suez" was an unusual feature for their voices. Shortly after leaving Ventura in June , the couple married and worked together on a regular basis thereafter. Jackie and Roy had their own television show in Chicago in the early s, worked in Las Vegas from to , settled in New York City in , and appeared on some television commercials.

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