Yolande Bavan (born June 1, 1942) is a Sri Lankan singer and
actress.Bavan toured Australia and Asia as a performer with Graeme
Bell's band early in her career. She is best known for replacing Annie
Ross in the jazz vocal group Lambert, Hendricks & Ross after Ross was
forced to leave the group due to poor health in 1962. She recorded
three albums, all live recordings, with the group under the name of
Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan. In 1964, she and Dave Lambert left the
group, effectively ending the trio. She appeared on To Tell the Truth
in 1962 and in a rare feat, the singing group appeared and sang "This
Could Be the Start of Something".In 1969, Bavan and Peter Ivers made
an album for Epic Records called Knight of the Blue Communion. Bavan
provided vocals for Weather Report's 1972 album I Sing the Body
Electric,She has made several recorded appearances in musicals,
including Salvation (1969), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1969),
and Michael John LaChiusa's Bernarda Alba (2006). She appeared in the
films Parting Glances (1986), One True Thing (1998), and Cosmopolitan
(2003), and in plays.
actress.Bavan toured Australia and Asia as a performer with Graeme
Bell's band early in her career. She is best known for replacing Annie
Ross in the jazz vocal group Lambert, Hendricks & Ross after Ross was
forced to leave the group due to poor health in 1962. She recorded
three albums, all live recordings, with the group under the name of
Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan. In 1964, she and Dave Lambert left the
group, effectively ending the trio. She appeared on To Tell the Truth
in 1962 and in a rare feat, the singing group appeared and sang "This
Could Be the Start of Something".In 1969, Bavan and Peter Ivers made
an album for Epic Records called Knight of the Blue Communion. Bavan
provided vocals for Weather Report's 1972 album I Sing the Body
Electric,She has made several recorded appearances in musicals,
including Salvation (1969), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1969),
and Michael John LaChiusa's Bernarda Alba (2006). She appeared in the
films Parting Glances (1986), One True Thing (1998), and Cosmopolitan
(2003), and in plays.
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