Abbey Lincoln
- MatchAbbey Lincoln
- 77%Betty Carter
- 75%Carmen McRae
- 69%Anita O'Day
- 67%Helen Merrill
- 65%Sarah Vaughan
- 64%Lizz Wright
- 63%Dinah Washington
- 58%Cassandra Wilson
- 58%Shirley Horn
- 56%Dianne Reeves
Biography
Anna Marie Wooldridge, 6 August 1930, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Lincoln began singing publicly in the early 50s, working in Chicago nightclubs and using a variety of pseudonyms, including Anna Marie and Gaby Lee, as well as her real name. By the middle of the decade she was using the name by which she has since been largely known. She appeared successfully at the Moulin Rouge in Los Angeles and also made her first records, with Benny Carter, but was soon associating with bop musicians including... Read more