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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.
Aug 15, 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 Upper West Side.
Aug 6, 2023 · Few artists have had as prolific a career as Abbey Lincoln. The singer, actress and activist was one of the most singular voices in jazz.
Aug 14, 2010 · Abbey Lincoln, the legendary jazz singer who believed in singing as a political act, died Saturday in Manhattan. She was 80.
Jan 20, 2021 · Abbey Lincoln biographical timeline. January 20, 2021. Abbey Lincoln in Paris, 1967. Photo: Philippe Gras / Le Pictorium. 1930 Born Anna Marie Wooldridge in Chicago, Illinois on August 6,...
Aug 15, 2010 · Abbey Lincoln obituary. Jazz singer, actor and civil rights activist strongly influenced by Billie Holiday. John Fordham. Sun 15 Aug 2010 13.01 EDT. If Abbey Lincoln was overwhelmed by...
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.
