ANNIE ROSS has been described as many things.She was once the “Scottish Shirley Temple”. She became a jazz legend. In between, she was a wife, mother and heroin addict.
At heart, however, Annie is a survivor.Now 81, her hair is still red and she is still singing, performing every Tuesday in New York.
Getting here, to this point, has been quite a trip.She tells her story in the film Annie Ross: No One But Me, which is to be screened as part of BBC Scotland’s Artworks series.Seeing her life laid bare, she is sure of one thing – she has no regrets, just pride that she has endured.Annie said: “I was approached about doing it and I said yes but it didn’t feel like I was making a record of my life.
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