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Abbey Lincoln

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Also known as Anna Marie Wooldridge, Anna Wooldridge

American singer (1930–2010)

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Abbey Lincoln was an American female jazz vocalist and blues artist. Born on August 6, 1930, and deceased on August 14, 2010, she began her professional work period in 1956. Her musical output is categorized under jazz and vocal jazz genres.

She is associated with various recorded works and publications. Among her top listed works are *Great Women Singers of the 20th Century - Abbey Lincoln*, *Essential Oils for Beginners*, *Essential Oil Recipes and Application*, *Pregnancy Nutrition*, and *Decluttering Your Home*. Her discography includes five works according to Crossref records, while Open Library lists nine works. Her music has been tagged with descriptors such as female vocalists and vocal jazz.

Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
9

Top works

  • Great Women Singers of the 20th Century - Abbey Lincoln
  • Essential Oils for Beginners
  • Essential Oil Recipes and Application
  • Pregnancy Nutrition
  • Decluttering Your Home

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1930-08-06
Active to
2010-08-14
jazzvocal jazz

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
196,035
Total plays
1,281,926

Tags

jazzfemale vocalistsvocal jazzbluesjazz vocal

Abbey Lincoln (born Anna Marie Wooldridge on August 6, 1930, Chicago, Illinois – died August 14, 2010, Manhattan, New York), was a jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress. Her first album, Abbey Lincoln's Affair, A Story of a Girl in Love was released in 1956. Also that year Lincoln starred in the film The Girl Can't Help It, for which she famously wore a dress worn by Marilyn Monroe. Lincoln sang on the 1960s landmark jazz civil rights recording <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Abbey+Linco

via Last.fm · Abbey Lincoln