Abbey Lincoln

Name:
Abbey Lincoln
Age:
80
Date of Birth:
Aug 6, 1930
Occupation:
Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Civil Rights Activist
Birth name:
Anna Marie Wooldridge
Years active:
1956-2007
Genres:
Jazz
Died:
Aug 14, 2010
Labels:
Riverside, Verve
Instruments:
Vocals

Abbey Lincoln - Biography Summary


Anna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), known by her stage name Abbey Lincoln, was an African-American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress, who wrote and performed her own compositions. She was a civil rights advocate and activist from the 1960s on. Lincoln made a career not only out of delivering deeply felt presentations of standards but writing and singing her own material as well.



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