The Boswell Sisters
USA, 1925–1936
New Orleans sister trio known for intricate jazz harmonies and daring rhythmic rearrangements.
MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced The Boswell Sisters and 2 artists The Boswell Sisters influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced The Boswell Sisters?
- Louis Armstrong — Armstrong's jazz phrasing and rhythmic freedom shaped the Boswell Sisters' innovative vocal arrangements.
Which artists did The Boswell Sisters influence?
- The Andrews Sisters — The Andrews Sisters modelled their close-harmony singing on the Dixieland-jazz style of the Boswell Sisters — the trio that defined the jazz vocal-group sound.
- Ella Fitzgerald — Ella idolised the Boswell Sisters' lead Connee Boswell above all — she sang along to her records as a girl and won the 1934 Apollo amateur night singing in Boswell's style, saying 'I tried so hard to sound just like her.'