Jaye P. Morgan, a jack-of-all-trades entertainer, dies
Jaye P. Morgan, a prominent 1950s recording artist and television personality, has died at age 94. She was known for her hit songs and her memorable, often chaotic, tenure as a judge on 'The Gong Show'.
Why it matters
Her passing marks the end of an era for mid-century pop music and the early days of reality television.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jaye P. Morgan, one of the top female recording artists of the 1950s with five hits in 1955 alone, including “That’s All I Want From You,” and who later became a frequent talk show guest and game show panelist, infamously taking off her shirt on “The Gong Show,” has died. She was 94.
Morgan died Monday of natural causes in Longview, Washington, said Mark Sendroff, longtime attorney and friend. She had been living with her nephew and niece, Duke Morgan Spencer and Peggy Sue Spencer.
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