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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Abbey_LincolnAbbey Lincoln - Wikipedia

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   Anna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), [1] known professionally as Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s. [2] [3] Lincoln made a career out of delivering deeply felt presentations of standards as well as writing and singing her own material.

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3. www.nytimes.com › 2010/08/15 › artsAbbey Lincoln, Bold and Introspective Jazz Singer, Dies at 80

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   Aug 15, 2010 · Aug. 14, 2010. Abbey Lincoln, a singer whose dramatic vocal command and tersely poetic songs made her a singular figure in jazz, died on Saturday in Manhattan. She was 80 and lived on the...

4. www.npr.org › 2010/08/14 › 129203432Remembering Jazz Singer And Activist Abbey Lincoln - NPR

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   Aug 14, 2010 · Leon Morris/Redferns/Getty Images. Abbey Lincoln, the legendary jazz singer who believed in singing as a political act, died Saturday in Manhattan. She was 80. An actress, artist and...

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6. apnews.com › article › entertainment-music-jazzJazz singer Abbey Lincoln dies at age 80 in NY | AP News

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   Aug 15, 2010 · NEW YORK (AP) — Abbey Lincoln, a jazz singer and songwriter known for her phrasing, emotion and uncompromising style, died Saturday in New York at age 80. She had been declining in health for the past year. Her death was confirmed by friend and filmmaker Carol Friedman, who has been working on a documentary on Lincoln’s life.

7. oursharedfuture.si.edu › stories › art-awakening-ofThe Art & Awakening of Abbey Lincoln, Jazz Singer and Civil ...

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   Abbey Lincoln was a jazz singer, actress, and civil rights activist. In this interview from 2003, part of the Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program, she talks about the profound ways that slavery has impacted her African American family and emphasizes the importance of her own freedom—socially, politically, and creatively. 08.02.21 | Smithsonian.

8. www.npr.org › 2010/08/17 › 129231169Fresh Air Remembers Jazz Singer Abbey Lincoln - NPR

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   Aug 17, 2010 · Abbey Lincoln, the jazz singer who transformed herself from a supper-club singer into a powerful voice in the civil-rights movement, died Saturday. She was 80. Lincoln started her career...

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   Who was Abbey Lincoln?

   • Anna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), known professionally as Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s. Lincoln made a career out of delivering deeply felt presentations of standards as well as writing and singing her own material.

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   Is Abbey Lincoln Dead or still alive?

   • FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2005 file photo, Jazz singer Abbey Lincoln performs during Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert, in New York.The jazz singer and songwriter Abbey Lincoln has died in New York at age 80.

   Jazz singer Abbey Lincoln dies at age 80 in NY | AP News

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   Who sung Abbey sings Abbey?

   • Long recognized as one of jazz’s most arresting and uncompromising singers, Ms. Lincoln gained similar stature as a songwriter only over the last two decades. Her songs, rich in metaphor and philosophical reflection, provide the substance of “Abbey Sings Abbey,” an album released on Verve in 2007.

   Abbey Lincoln, Bold and Introspective Jazz Singer, Dies at 80

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   What happened to Abbey Lincoln?

   • Abbey Lincoln, the legendary jazz singer who believed in singing as a political act, died Saturday in Manhattan. She was 80. An actress, artist and composer, Lincoln created music ranging from avant-garde civil-rights-era recordings to the equally powerful but more introspective work of her later years.

   Remembering Jazz Singer And Activist Abbey Lincoln : NPR

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10. www.npr.org › 2010/08/17 › 129255992Abbey Lincoln: The Power Of Voice - NPR

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    Aug 17, 2010 · NPR's 'Jazz Profiles' Abbey Lincoln: The Power Of Voice. August 17, 20101:50 PM ET. 54-Minute Listen. Playlist. Enlarge this image. Abbey Lincoln was the powerful voice of Max Roach's...