Lillian Briggs
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Lillian Briggs, born on June 3, 1932, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, was an American rock 'n' roll performer and musician. She began her musical career as a high school student, playing the trombone and joining her school's band. In 1953, she joined Joy Cayler's All-Girl Orchestra, where she was discovered by talent scout Jack Petrill. Briggs released her first single, "I Want You to Be My Baby", in 1955, which sold over one million copies and reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100. Throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s, she headlined at concert venues worldwide, starred at major Las Vegas hotels, and appeared on numerous television shows. Briggs also recorded songs for several Hollywood films. She died of lung cancer on April 11, 1998. A comprehensive collection of her recordings was released posthumously in 2013 by Jasmine Records.
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