Sunday, August 15, 2010

Remembering jazz singer and activist Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln, the legendary jazz singer who believed in singing as a political act, died Saturday in Manhattan. She was 80. An actress, artist and composer, Lincoln created music ranging from avant-garde civil-rights-era recordings to the equally powerful but more introspective work of her later years
Technorati Tag:
Twitter: #music | #musician | #musicmonday | #recordlabel