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Bookmark or Share- Abbey Lincoln - WikipediaAnna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), [1] known professionally as Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist and songwriter. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s.
- Remembering Jazz Singer And Activist Abbey Lincoln - NPRAbbey Lincoln, the legendary jazz singer who believed in singing as a political act, died Saturday in Manhattan. She was 80.
- Abbey Lincoln biographical timeline | American Masters - PBSMoves to Honolulu, Hawaii to be a resident singer in a club. Returns to California and performs and various clubs. Records her first album, “Abbey Lincoln’s Affair: A Story of a Girl in Love.”...
- Abbey Lincoln, Bold and Introspective Jazz Singer, Dies at 80Abbey 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.
- Abbey Lincoln | Encyclopedia.comIn 1956, under the advice of her manager, lyricist Bob Russell, she changed her name to Abbey Lincoln — a combination of Westminster Abbey and Abraham Lincoln. That year, she also recorded her first album, Affair: A Story of a Girl in Love , appearing on the cover in a centerfold pose.
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