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American singer

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1947
Active to
2014
soul

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Listeners
192,067
Total plays
1,135,532

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soulfemale vocalistsnorthern soulstax60s

Wendy Rene was the stage name of soul singer and songwriter Mary Frierson, later Mary Cross (born in Memphis in 1947; died December 16, 2014). Adopting the stage name Wendy Rene on suggestion of Otis Redding, she recorded for Stax Records in the mid 1960s. Frierson initially performed as part of The Drapels, but soon went solo on the initiative of her producers at Stax Records. Her first, and arguably biggest, hit ensued: "After Laughter Comes Tears" (1964). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Wendy
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Memphis
Place of death
Memphis
Occupation
songwriter
Genre
soul
Instrument
voice
Record label
Stax Records
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date of birth
1947-00-00
date of death
2014-12-16
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
stroke
start of work period
1962-00-00
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