Not that she needed it, but Eleanor Collins has gotten Canada Post's stamp of approval. That is to say, the legendary jazz singer's face is now on an official stamp. "You know, at 102-years-old, one doesn't even expect to be remembered," Collins says in a video about the stamp, noting the honour is surreal. By the 1950s she was performing with top-level musicians in Canada on radio and in the early days of TV. In doing so she became the first woman, first person of colour, and first jazz singer to headline a show on national TV.

Source: CBC News January 23, 2022 21:15 UTC