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June Christy (November 20, 1925 – June 21, 1990), born Shirley Luster, was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton Orchestra. She pursued a solo career from 1954 and is best known for her debut album Something Cool. After her death, she was hailed as "one of the finest and most neglected singers of her time."
Shirley Luster was born in Springfield, Illinois, and moved with her family to Decatur, Illinois, when she was three years old. She began to sing with the Decatur-based Bill Oetzel Orchestra at thirteen. While attending Decatur High School she appeared with Oetzel and his society band, the Ben Bradley Band, and Bill Madden's Band. After high school she moved to Chicago, changed her name to Sharon Leslie, and sang with a group led by Boyd Raeburn. Later she joined Benny Strong's band. In 1944, Strong's band moved to New York at the same time Christy was quarantined in Chicago with scarlet fever.
there's lots of stories in the big city
and two sides to every one
if you've ever been inside a triangle
there's only so far you can run
alone in the darkness this tangle of emotions once was
home
love doesn't live here anymore
when did she slip away?
when did trouble walk through the door and stay?
love doesn't live here anymore
honey, we both walked in with baggage
equal parts of hope and fear
we'd help each other break the cycle
and the pain would disappear
ah, the cost of good intentions