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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.
One of the best known collaborations between Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach was the landmark civil rights-themed recording ‘We Insist!’ (Subtitled Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite) which was released in 1960. With this album, Roach became one of the first artists to use jazz as a way of addressing racial and political issues during the 1960s.
Apr 1, 2018 · Abbey Lincoln (1930-2010) Born Anna Marie Wooldridge in Chicago, Illinois on August 6, 1930, and raised on a farm in Calvin Center, Cass County, Michigan, Abbey Lincoln (stage name) was an African-American jazz singer, songwriter , actress, and civil rights activist. The tenth out of twelve children, she began her singing career at a young age ...
アビー・リンカーン. アビー・リンカーン （ Abbey Lincoln 、 1930年 8月6日 - 2010年 8月14日 ）は、 アメリカ合衆国 イリノイ州 シカゴ 出身の ジャズ ・ ボーカリスト 、 女優 。. 本名Anna Marie Wooldridge。. ビリー・ホリデイ を敬愛し、しばしばビリーの後継者と ...
Aug 14, 2010 · Abbey Lincoln. Powerful jazz singer from the 1950s on with a distinctive political bent to her self-penned material. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 2000s. Born. August 6, 1930 in Chicago, IL. Died.
Abbey Lincoln. American jazz singer and civil rights activist. Born in Aug 6, 1930 in Chicago, IL and died in New York, Aug 14, 2010. She was married to drummer Max Roach from 1962 to 1970. In a career that spanned six decades, the Chicago-born singer recorded more than 20 albums, wrote her own songs, acted in several films and television shows ...
Jun 8, 2018 · Lincoln, Abbey. August 6, 1930. The actress and jazz singer Abbey Lincoln was born Anne Marie Woolridge in Chicago, Illinois. In high school she toured Michigan with a dance band; in 1951 she moved to California and sang in nightclubs as Gaby Lee.
