Anita O'Day Quotes

United States, Singer
October 18, 1919 – November, 23, 2006.

Anita O'Day (born Anita Belle Colton) was an American jazz singer widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances that shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer". Refusing to pander to any female stereotype, O'Day presented herself as a "hip" jazz musician, wearing a band jacket and skirt as opposed to an evening gown. She changed her surname from Colton to O'Day, pig Latin for "dough", slang for money.

Just get up there and let it rip!

Anita O'Day
- Rip
- Let
- Get Up
I remember first seeing Barney Kessel, in the 1940s, standing on the corner of Hollywood and Vine, in his cowboy boots, sun glasses and hipster threads, holding his guitar case man, you just knew that cat could wail!'

Anita O'Day
- Cat
- Guitar
- Wail

When I'm singing, I'm happy. I'm doing what I can do and this is my contribution to life.

Anita O'Day
So, you play today! You don't worry about what's gone, 'cause that's already gone and you can't bring what's gone back. It doesn't happen that way. So, every day's a new day and just play it as it comes. And I turned out to be a singer that was not on dope.

Anita O'Day
- Play
- Singer
- Dope