Ann Hampton Callaway
| Ann Hampton Callaway | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ann Hampton Callaway |
| Born |
May 30, 1958 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, vocal jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | DRG, Sin-Drome, Denon, Capitol, Shanachie, Telarc, MCG Jazz |
| Associated acts | Liz Callaway |
| Website | www |
Ann Hampton Callaway (born May 30, 1958) is a jazz singer, songwriter, and actress. She wrote and sang the theme song for the TV series The Nanny.
Callaway's mother, Shirley, is a singer, pianist, and coach. Her father, John, was a journalist. Her sister, Liz, is a Broadway actress. They were raised in Chicago, Illinois, and attended New Trier High School in Wilmette. The Callaway sisters have performed with their mother onstage.
The Cole Porter Estate officially recognizes Ann Hampton Callaway as the only composer to have collaborated with Cole Porter, having set her music to his posthumously discovered lyric, "I Gaze in Your Eyes". It was first recorded by Callaway for Ben Bagley's Cole Porter Revisited series. Later, the song was recorded by Elaine Paige and was featured in the West End musical A Swell Party. Callaway was one of the creators of the Broadway musical Swing!, writing "Two and Four" as well as lyrics to the standards in the Tony- and Grammy-nominated score.
She has recorded and performed the award-winning show Sibling Revelry with her sister Broadway star Liz Callaway. She is known for singing songs from The Great American Songbook. Callaway's albums include Blues in the Night, At Last, Slow, Holiday Pops!, This Christmas, Signature, Easy Living, To Ella with Love, After Ours, Bring Back Romance, and Sibling Revelry. She has been a guest on over 40 albums.
Callaway's music and lyrics have been performed and recorded by Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Patti LuPone, Michael Feinstein, Blossom Dearie, Peter Nero, Karrin Allyson, Donna McKechnie, Harvey Fierstein, Lillias White, Barbara Carrol, Amanda McBroom, Liz Callaway and Carole King.
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