Gogi grant biography
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Born Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg, September 20, 1924, in Philadelphia, PA; daughter of Alexander, a salesman and Rose, nee Jacobsen, the eldest of six children; married and divorced twice; children: Jeri, born 1943, and Joshua, born 1965.
Addresses: Home--Gogi Grant, 10323 Almayo Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90064.
Gogi Grant, one of the premier vocalists of the 1950s and 1960s, is known for her crystal clear voice, perfect pitch, and strong vocal range.
Gogi grant biography
She was born Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg on September 20, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Alexander and Rose Jacobsen Arinsberg, first generation Americans whose parents had come from England and Germany. Toward the end of the depression, her parents packed everything they owned into an automobile and, with their four children, drove to California knowing no one there and possessing only the hope of finding a better job opportunity.
Her father found work as a jewelry salesman and later sold some of the first Wilcox-Gay home recording