Gloria Lynne
- MatchGloria Lynne
- 100%Carmen McRae
- 89%Nancy Wilson
- 89%Nancy Wilson
- 87%Dinah Washington
- 62%Dakota Staton
- 61%Sarah Vaughan
- 59%Anita O'Day
- 51%Esther Phillips
- 51%Little Esther
- 46%Betty Carter
Biography
23 November 1931, New York City, New York, USA. Lynne began singing as a very small child in the local Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, but she was also interested in secular music. She entered numerous amateur talent contests, including one at the famed Apollo theatre, which she won, and these helped to attract attention. Although she studied music for five years, much of her learning was gained through gigging with jazz musicians including Quincy Jones, Bobby Timmons, Philly... Read more
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jazz
soul
female vocalists
60s
jazz vocal
jazz
soul
female vocalists
60s
jazz vocal
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