Deedie Ball; Jazz Singer, Pianist, Composer

Deedie Ball, 79, a jazz singer, pianist and composer. In the 1940s and ‘50s, Ball was a member of the Ina Rae Hutton All-Girl Show, which performed on television. She was a featured soloist on the Kay Starr radio show and performed frequently in clubs in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Still performing, Ball was playing the piano for a stage play at the Interact Theater of Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo when she suffered a heart attack. On Friday in San Luis Obispo.