# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sheila-jordan
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:24:20.127Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sheila-jordan"
name: "Sheila Jordan"
slug: "sheila-jordan"
description: "Sheila Jeannette Jordan was an American jazz singer and songwriter. She recorded as a session musician with an array of critically acclaimed artists in addition to recording her own albums. Jordan pioneered a bebop and scat jazz singing style, with an upright bass as the only accompaniment. Jordan's music has earned praise from many critics, particularly for her ability to improvise lyrics; Scott Yanow described her as \"one of the most consistently creative of all jazz singers\". Charlie Parker often introduced Jordan as \"the lady with the million dollar ears\"."
tagline: "American jazz singer (1928–2025)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sheila_Jordan_in_1985.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1928-11-18"
deathDate: "2025-08-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.92
  momentum:             6.07657720592905
  historical:           21.31195466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4372608/"
    handle:    "nm4372608"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.sheilajordanjazz.com/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump