On these records, made in the 50's, she is an ebullient, funny, strong-voiced and strong-minded singer who is backed by the Three Flames with Tiger Haynes playing guitar and supplying background remarks.

The track re-launched the ebullient singer back into the mainstream, sporting a new, edgy electronica look and sound.

The ebullient singer and pianist, now deep into his 70's, is not only unstoppable but also still eager to give fresh slants to familiar material.

But such comparisons only begin to define the musical personality of this ebullient singer, who bears some physical resemblance to the late Sylvia Syms and to Patti Austin.

At the Carlyle, Bobby Short, the ebullient 78-year-old singer and pianist who turns every performance into a party, began his 35th spring season on Tuesday, performing with an eight-member jazz band.

This ebullient singer and pianist, now deep into his 70's, is simply unstoppable.

In the sixth season of his career, audiences in Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Paris and Vienna are cheering the ebullient young singer as a star of the first magnitude.

Yet while his messages are serious, he's also one of reggae's most ebullient singers, and as he gets older, he hasn't slowed down.

While his messages are serious, he's also one of reggae's most ebullient singers, and turning 50 in 1995 didn't slow him down.

"This is all new to me," the ebullient singer, pianist and bandleader said the other day.