Jinny Osborn
Jinny Osborn  | |
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Osborn in 1959  | |
| Born | Virginia A. Cole April 25, 1927 Seattle, Washington, U.S.  | 
| Died | May 19, 2003 (aged 76) Palm Springs, California, U.S.  | 
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| Years active | 1946–1961 | 
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Jinny Osborn (born Virginia Cole; April 25, 1927 – May 19, 2003) was an American popular music singer. She founded the group the Chordettes with three friends in 1946, which became one of the longest-lasting American vocal groups of the mid-20th century. Her final departure in 1961 led to the group's dissolution.