Leon Bibb · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
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- Born
- 1918
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Private trade schools operating in Missouri from 1944 through 1951
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- 2,063
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Leon Bibb (February 7, 1922 – October 23, 2015) was an American folk singer and actor who grew up in Kentucky, studied voice in New York, and worked on Broadway. His career began when he became a featured soloist of the Louisville Municipal College glee club as a student. He lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, after 1969. Bibb was born in Louisville, Kentucky and was one of the performers at the first Newport Folk Festival in 1959. He also had his own NBC television talk show. <a href
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Louisville
- Place of death
- Vancouver
- Child
- Eric Bibb
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Genre
- folk music
- Image
- Leon Bibb 1976.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1922-02-07
- date of death
- 2015-10-23
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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