Mavis Chloe Rivers

Mavis Chloe Rivers (19 May 1929 – 29 May 1992) was a Samoan and New Zealand jazz singer. She was born in Apia, Samoa, as one of thirteen children to a musical family. In 1952, Rivers made several recordings with the Lloyd Sly Quartette at Stebbing Studios, released on Zodiac, Capitol and Stebbings labels. Then in 1954 she moved to the United States where she married Glicerio Reyes "David" Catingub, a Filipino singer and bass player, and they had two sons. She was a nominee for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1960.

Discography Take a Number (Capitol, 1959) The Simple Life (Capitol, 1960) Hooray for Love (Capitol, 1960) Swing Along with Mavis (Reprise, 1961) Mavis (Reprise, 1961) Do It Now (Reprise, 1962) Mavis Meets Shorty with Shorty Rogers (Reprise, 1963) We Remember Mildred Bailey with Red Norvo (Vee Jay, 1965) It's a Good Day (Delos, 1984)

As guest With Matt Catingub My Mommy and Me (Sea Breeze, 1983) Your Friendly Neighborhood Big Band (Reference, 1984) High Tech Big Band (Sea Breeze, 1985) I'm Getting Cement All Over You (Ewe) (Sea Breeze, 1991)

With others Alfred Newman, Ken Darby, Ports of Paradise (Capitol, 1960) Red Norvo, The Red Norvo Quintet (Studio West, 1990)