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June Tyson

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American jazz singer (1936–1992)

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1936-02-05
Active to
1992-11-24
jazz

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June Tyson (February 5, 1936, Albemarle, North Carolina – November 24, 1992, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a jazz singer. She performed with keyboardist and bandleader Sun Ra regularly, from at least the early 1970s to her death. Tyson was diagnosed with cancer and grew increasingly ill. When she was unable to sing because of her illness, she played the violin instead. Tyson's voice was somewhat reminiscent of Sarah Vaughan's, though she was not as technically skilled as Vaughan, coming mor

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Instance of
human
Given name
June
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Albemarle
Place of death
Philadelphia
Genre
jazz
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date of death
1992-11-24
date of birth
1936-02-05
start of work period
1968-00-00
time period
20th century
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