Blossom Dearie was an accomplished jazz vocalist long before she became a favorite of children across the country every Saturday morning on Schoolhouse Rock.
Interestingly, although her voice was widely associated with Schoolhouse Rock, she only recorded two songs for the show - "Unpack Your Adjectives" (which we previously sung the praises of here) and "Figure Eight" - which you can enjoy here. These songs were so catchy (and were played so often) that they threaten to stick in my head forever.
She passed away on Saturday - at age 82.