Gloria Lynne

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Gloria Lynne (born November 23, 1929 in New York City as Gloria Mia Wilson, later married Gloria Alleyne, † October 15, 2013 in Newark , New Jersey ) was an American soul and jazz singer .

Live and act

Lynne, whose mother was a gospel singer , sang in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Choir as a girl in Harlem . In 1951 she was discovered in a competition at the Apollo Theater . Over the next several years she sang occasionally with Quincy Jones , Bobby Timmons , Philly Joe Jones and Harry Sweets Edison and was one of the vocal groups The Enchanters and The Delltones , with whom she also recorded. In 1958 she received a solo contract with Everest , for which she recorded ten albums over the next five years. Then she switched to Fontana Records , where she recorded other albums ranging from soul, pop and jazz. She had success with songs like " June Night ", "Love I Found You" and hits with " I Wish You Love " (1964) and "I'm Glad There Is You". She wrote lyrics for some of the songs she performed, especially for “ Watermelon Man ” (which she recorded in an arrangement by Al Cohn ) and for Kenny Burrell's “All Day Long”.

In the next few years she appeared in the opening act for Ray Charles , Ella Fitzgerald and Billy Eckstine , but found hardly any opportunities to perform in the 1970s; In 1975 she was able to record another album for ABC . It was only in the 1980s that she managed to get back to her career. Since 1989 she released other albums with Muse Records ; in the 1990s her song "Speaking of Happiness" was used in the films ((Red Rock West)) and Seven and U-Turn - No way back and for a car advertisement. In 2007 she released her last album, From My Heart to Yours, on Highnote ; she also appeared on television with Billy Taylor . In 2009 she was on a European tour. Together with Karen Chilton she wrote her autobiography I Wish You Love: A Riveting Memoir From One of the Leading Ladies of Jazz , which was published by Macmillan in 2001 .

Prizes and awards

The city of New York celebrated July 25, 1995 as Gloria Lynne Day. In 1996, Lynne received the International Women of Jazz Award ; the following year she was awarded the Pioneer Award of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation awarded. She died in October 2013 at the Columbus Rehabilitation Center in Newark, New Jersey, of complications from a heart attack .

Discographic notes

  • Soul Serenade (1964)
  • Greatest Hits By Popular Demand! (Compilation, 1974)
  • From My Heart to Yours (2007)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary on CNN
  2. ↑ Article in NY Daily News (May 26, 2004)
personal data
SURNAME Lynne, Gloria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilson, Gloria Mia (maiden name); Alleyne, Gloria (married name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American soul and jazz singer
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH 15 October 2013
Place of death Newark (New Jersey)