Mavis Rivers

Mavis Chloe Rivers (19 May 1929 – 29 May 1992) was a Samoan and New Zealand jazz singer. She was born in Apia, Samoa, as one of thirteen children to a musical family. In 1954, she moved to the United States. She married Glicerio Reyes "David" Catingub, a Filipino singer and bass player, in that year, and they had two sons. She died in 1992 due to a stroke after a concert in Los Angeles, California. She was a nominee for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1960.

Discography

 * Take a Number (Capitol, 1959)
 * The Simple Life (Capitol, 1960)
 * Hooray for Love (Capitol, 1960)
 * Swing Along with Mavis (Reprise, 1961)
 * Mavis (Reprise, 1961)
 * Do It Now (Reprise, 1962)
 * Mavis Meets Shorty with Shorty Rogers (Reprise, 1963)
 * We Remember Mildred Bailey with Red Norvo (Vee Jay, 1965)
 * It's a Good Day (Delos, 1984)

As guest
With Matt Catingub
 * My Mommy and Me (Sea Breeze, 1983)
 * Your Friendly Neighborhood Big Band (Reference, 1984)
 * High Tech Big Band (Sea Breeze, 1985)
 * I'm Getting Cement All Over You (Ewe) (Sea Breeze, 1991)

With others
 * Alfred Newman, Ken Darby, Ports of Paradise (Capitol, 1960)
 * Red Norvo, The Red Norvo Quintet (Studio West, 1990)