Joan Whitney Kramer (June , â€" July , ) was an American singer and
songwriter.Kramer was born Zoe Parenteau in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Her early music training came while singing in the choir in her
church. She attended Finch College in New York City.In , while playing
a showgirl in The Great Waltz on Broadway, she took the stage name
Joan Whitney. She studied voice under Alex Kramer, who later
collaborated with her on a number of songs including "Candy", Ain't
Nobody Here but Us Chickens, and "Far Away Places". Kramer and Whitney
married and had a son, Doren, while living in Forest Hills, New
York.Joan Whitney died on July , in Westport, Connecticut, aged ,
from Alzheimer's disease.[citation needed]
songwriter.Kramer was born Zoe Parenteau in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Her early music training came while singing in the choir in her
church. She attended Finch College in New York City.In , while playing
a showgirl in The Great Waltz on Broadway, she took the stage name
Joan Whitney. She studied voice under Alex Kramer, who later
collaborated with her on a number of songs including "Candy", Ain't
Nobody Here but Us Chickens, and "Far Away Places". Kramer and Whitney
married and had a son, Doren, while living in Forest Hills, New
York.Joan Whitney died on July , in Westport, Connecticut, aged ,
from Alzheimer's disease.[citation needed]
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