June Tyson
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June Tyson (b. February 5, 1936, Albemarle, North Carolina - d. November 24, 1992, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a jazz singer.
She performed with keyboardist and bandleader Sun Ra regularly, from at least 1968 to her death.[1] 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 more from the blues shouter tradition.
[edit] References
- ^ Szwed, John (1997). Space is the Place. Payback Press. pp. 249–250. ISBN 0862417728.
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