Greetings music sloots, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday. But not just any edition, for today, a giant of jazz has entered the Manor. We don't always get to celebrate a singer universally acclaimed by critics and taken to heart by the masses - a rare feat, but she did it, and for over 50 years. Top that current pop tarts! So be sure to swing by the Manor's exclusive "Tubesteak!" after hours bar and lounge, because DJ Li'l Scratch will be playing her tunes all night long.  Yes, it's Gloria Lynne, who burst onto the scene to instant acclaim at The Apollo Theatre when she was only 15 years old. She lied about her age in order to qualify. From there she was off, signing with the legendary  Everest Records and soon after scoring hits like "June Night" and "I'm Glad There Is You." Audiences loved her, and not only at her sold-out club dates, but nationally on TV specials with the likes of Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald a...

Greetings music sluts, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday! Today, DJ Li'l Scratch is bringing you an unsung modern jazz diva who's not as celebrated as she really ought to be. But then isn't that most of us? Are you unsung and uncelebrated? Maybe it's time you did something about it. Speak up, flaunt your feathers, point out your attributes. If no one else is, then you'd better, amirite? But anywayI'mgettingofftrack, tonight at the Manor's "Yes, Yes! Now Make a Circle!" bar and lounge, DJ Li'l Scratch will be playing this diva who's not only a jazz chanteuse, but an actress, composer, playwright and published author. Feeling lazy? Don't hang around her. Oh, and do you think you have to move to New York when you're young in order to chase fame and become a jazz great? Yeah, she blew past that old saw, too.  Question: Is her first name pronounced "Nina" or Nena?" Enquiring minds want to know. But reall...