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14. Nov. 1988 · Helvetia Boswell, the sole surviving member of the Boswell Sisters, a popular 1930s trio whose innovative vocal arrangements helped introduce swing music and paved the way for singing stars...
Helvetia "Vet" Boswell (born May 20, 1911 in Birmingham - died November 12, 1988 in Peekskill, New York) was the youngest of the "Boswell Sisters", a prominent vocal trio of the 1930s. Boswell's older sisters Martha and Connie were both born in Kansas City, Missouri.
14. Nov. 1988 · Vet Boswell, the last surviving member of the popular and influential 1930's singing trio the Boswell Sisters, died Saturday. She was 77 years old and lived here. Miss Boswell died in...
20. Mai 2016 · When she started school, Helvetia was upset that the kids had nicknamed her “Hel”. Mother Boswell would have none of that, and from then on she was “Vet”. Later, her father came to call her “Iron Horse Vet”, and she was noted for her fondness for “pig sandwiches.” As her sisters Martha and Connie pursued their musical ...
The Boswell Sisters were an American close harmony singing trio of the jazz and swing eras, consisting of three sisters: Martha Boswell (June 9, 1905 – July 2, 1958), Connie Boswell (later spelled "Connee", December 3, 1907 – October 11, 1976), and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell (May 20, 1911 – November 12, 1988). Hailing from uptown ...
Helvetia Boswell Jones, known by her nickname, Vet, - and her sisters Martha and Connee were brought up in New Orleans. They gained fame in the late 1920's and early 30's for harmonies and arrangements that uniquely blended jazz and blues.
29. Nov. 2014 · In the opinion of Will Friedwald, the Boswell Sisters–Martha (1905-1958), Connie (1907-1976), and Helvetia (Vet) (1911-1988)–are “the greatest of all jazz vocal groups” (Jazz Singing: America’s Great Voices from Bessie Smith to Bebop and Beyond [New York: Scribner’s, 1990], 156).
