[press release] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]<\/em><\/span> VANCOUVER \u2013 Canada Post today unveiled a special stamp to honour acclaimed Canadian jazz singer Eleanor Collins. The Edmonton-born artist began performing in Collins grew up singing gospel music with her family before winning a talent contest that launched her career. In the 1940s, she was featured on CBC Radio with the gospel group Swing Low Quartet and, later, with Ray Norris in the jazz series Serenade in Rhythm. In the early 1950s, Collins appeared with other top musicians, such as Chris Gage, Phil Nimmons, Lance Harrison, Doug Parker, Fraser MacPherson, Don Thompson and Dave Robbins. Collins\u2019 moving performances earned her the informal title of Canada\u2019s first lady of jazz.<\/p>\n \u201cI am grateful to be alive in this new age, for the quality of life I have somehow been able to maintain, for the lovely acknowledgements of my life and work, and for everyone who has been a part of my journey,\u201d Collins says. \u201cIt has all been a real blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n About the stamp issue<\/strong><\/span> VANCOUVER \u2013 Postes Canada a d\u00e9voil\u00e9 aujourd\u2019hui un timbre sp\u00e9cial en l\u2019honneur d\u2019Eleanor Collins, chanteuse de jazz canadienne de grande renomm\u00e9e. N\u00e9e \u00e0 Edmonton, Eleanor Collins grandit en chantant du gospel avec sa famille avant de gagner un concours de talents, une victoire qui lance sa carri\u00e8re musicale. Dans les ann\u00e9es 1940, elle chante \u00e0 la radio de la CBC avec le groupe gospel Swing Low Quartet et, plus tard, avec Ray Norris \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9mission de jazzSerenade in Rhythm. Au d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 1950, elle se produit avec d\u2019autres grands musiciens de l\u2019\u00e9poque, dont Chris Gage, Phil Nimmons, Lance Harrison, Doug Parker, Fraser MacPherson, Don Thompson et Dave Robbins. Ses performances envo\u00fbtantes lui valent le titre non officiel de premi\u00e8re dame du jazz du Canada.<\/p>\n \u00ab C\u2019est une v\u00e9ritable b\u00e9n\u00e9diction de toujours \u00eatre capable de profiter de la vie, d\u2019\u00eatre t\u00e9moin de la belle reconnaissance accord\u00e9e \u00e0 mon \u0153uvre, d\u2019avoir pu compter sur des gens qui m\u2019ont accompagn\u00e9e \u00bb, affirme Eleanor Collins en \u00e9voquant sa longue vie.<\/p>\n \u00c0 propos du timbre<\/strong>
\nCanada Post honours groundbreaking jazz singer Eleanor Collins<\/strong><\/span>
\nCanada\u2019s first lady of jazz hosted her own national show in the early days of television<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/can_collins.png\")
<\/a>concert venues and on radio in the 1940s and broke new ground in her genre by becoming a star in television\u2019s early days.<\/p>\n<\/a>In 1955, the elegant Collins became Canada\u2019s first female jazz artist to host a national television series, The Eleanor Show. She hosted another series, Eleanor, in 1964. Collins appeared on numerous other television and radio shows through the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and made her last concert appearance in Vancouver when she was in her mid-90s. At 102 years old, Collins has received several lifetime achievement awards and in 2014 became a Member of the Order of Canada.<\/p>\n
\nThe Eleanor Collins stamp features an illustration by David Belliveau based on photographs by Franz Lindner, from the CBC Still Photo Collection. Printed by Lowe-Martin, the stamp issue includes a booklet of 6 Permanent\u2122 domestic rate stamps and an Official First Day Cover.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>[en Francais pour les m\u00e9dias d\u2019information]<\/em><\/span>
\nPostes Canada rend hommage \u00e0 la chanteuse de jazz l\u00e9gendaire Eleanor Collins<\/strong><\/span>
\nLa premi\u00e8re dame du jazz du Canada a anim\u00e9 sa propre \u00e9mission de vari\u00e9t\u00e9s nationale lors des d\u00e9buts de la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>elle se produit dans des salles de concert et \u00e0 la radio dans les ann\u00e9es 1940 et fait figure de pionni\u00e8re du genre en devenant une vedette du petit \u00e9cran aux d\u00e9buts de la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision.<\/p>\n<\/a>En 1955, l\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9gante Eleanor Collins est la premi\u00e8re artiste f\u00e9minine jazz canadienne \u00e0 animer une \u00e9mission de vari\u00e9t\u00e9s nationale, The Eleanor Show. En 1964, elle anime une autre s\u00e9rie t\u00e9l\u00e9vis\u00e9e intitul\u00e9e Eleanor. Dans les ann\u00e9es 1950, 1960 et 1970, elle participe aussi \u00e0 de nombreuses productions t\u00e9l\u00e9vis\u00e9es et radiophoniques. Elle donne son dernier concert \u00e0 Vancouver, alors qu\u2019elle est \u00e2g\u00e9e de plus de 90 ans. Aujourd\u2019hui \u00e2g\u00e9e de 102 ans, Eleanor Collins re\u00e7oit plusieurs prix et distinctions pour l\u2019ensemble de ses r\u00e9alisations, y compris une nomination \u00e0 titre de membre de l\u2019Ordre du Canada en 2014.<\/p>\n
\nLe timbre sur Eleanor Collins pr\u00e9sente une illustration de David Belliveau inspir\u00e9e de photos prises par Franz Lindner tir\u00e9es de la collection de photographies de la CBC. Imprim\u00e9e par Lowe-Martin, l\u2019\u00e9mission comprend un carnet de six timbres PermanentsMC au tarif du r\u00e9gime int\u00e9rieur et un pli Premier Jour officiel.e v<\/a>The Canada Post tribute video:<\/span>
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