Little Known Facts about "Mr. Flamingo"

• Herb was recently honored with a letter from President Clinton proclaiming him a national treasure.
• His rich baritone voice is better than ever. He has a 4.5 Octave Range.
• His vintage is 88 years, he looks 60, and sounds 45!
• He Introduced Tony Bennett to Mitch Miller.
• Herb was the lead singer with the Duke Ellington Orchestra during The Blanton-Webster Era.
• His signature song, "Flamingo" went to number one in 1941, selling over 14,000,000 copies.
• One of Herb's first jobs was singing in one of Al Capone's nightclubs in Chicago.
• Headlined the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee in 1999. He also headlined the Sweet and Hot Jazz Festival at the LAX Marriott for Duke Ellington's 100th Anniversary. Herb is in demand so much that he says, "I come home to see if the rug has faded."
• In 2000 he's finished a new album called, "The Duke and I". Herb currently performs to capacity crowds.
• An Interview with Herb is like historical research. Herb's remarkable memory makes one live the past in the present, no matter your era.
• Vividly, and often with the appropriate accent, he personally recalls: Paramahansa Yogananda, Orson Wells, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, King Farouk, Henry J. Kaiser, Harry James, Tony Bennett, Paul Robeson, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Gene Autry, Jack Ruby, Paine Stewart, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Al Capone, Don Ho, Milton Beryl, Jimmy Borgess, Ali Kahn, Dick Haymes, The Prince of Montis Regalis, Del Courtney, Tuskegee Airmen, Buffalo Soldiers... Just to name a few.
• He was married to Tempest Storm, the most famous exotic dancer of all time.
• Began learning how to drive cattle at 10 years young.
• Sang in the church choir.
• Preformed at the Dime a Dance.
• Went from "Table" singing with a megaphone for tips to singing on the "Moonlight Steamers" riverboat in Detroit.
• Starred in the first, all black cast, singing cowboy movies made on planet earth, as "The Bronze Buckaroo" circa 1938.
• Recorded an album with Warner Western Records in Nashville titled, "The Bronze Buckaroo Rides Again." (1995)
• Herb has been honored in the Gene Autry Museum and The Cowboy Hall of Fame.
• He has performed four command performances for Kings.
• Lived in France for 12 years.
• Had two very successful Jazz clubs in Paris.
• Herb is Knighted, "Sir Herbert Jeffries".
• Singer/Song writer, poet, historian, race car diver, pilot (survived a crash once, ask about that devilish scar on his left cheek sometime!)
• Has a Doctorate in Divinity.
• Herb is currently performing in Western and Jazz festivals, still tours and produces CD's (a new one is in the works as of this writing!), not to mention the Motion Pictures and TV Movies and series he has been in. (Hawaii 5-0, I Dream of Jeannie, The Virginian, It Takes a Thief...)
• Herb's philosophy definitely involves the beautiful Human Race of all creeds, colors, ages, and genders.
• Herb Jeffries: Truly a Legend in Our Time.