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Hank Jones
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
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Terri Lyne Carrington
Terri Lyne Carrington
American jazz drummer, composer, record producer and entrepreneur
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Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater
American singer
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Regina Belle
Regina Belle
American singer
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Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
Asian-American jazz musician
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Norah Jones
Norah Jones
American singer, songwriter and pianist
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Cécile McLorin Salvant
Cécile McLorin Salvant
American jazz singer of French and Haitian roots
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Dianne Reeves
Dianne Reeves
American jazz singer
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
American singer
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Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
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George Duke
George Duke
American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer (1946-2013)
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Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
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Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones
American vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, actress and narrator
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H.E.R.
H.E.R.
American singer from Vallejo, California
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Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Corinne Bailey Rae
Corinne Bailey Rae
British singer and songwriter
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Diane Schuur
Diane Schuur
American jazz musician
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Irma Thomas
Irma Thomas
American soul and rhythm and blues singer
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Ernestine Anderson
Ernestine Anderson
American jazz and blues singer
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Hubert Laws
Hubert Laws
American flutist and saxophonist
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Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole
American singer and songwriter
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Gladys Knight
Gladys Knight
American singer
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Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Canadian musician
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Eliane Elias
Eliane Elias
Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, arranger and songwriter
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Melissa Manchester
Melissa Manchester
American singer and actress
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Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1951-2005)
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Ledisi
Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
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Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack
American singer
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Shanice
Shanice
American singer-songwriter, actress and dancer
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India.Arie
India.Arie
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and flautist
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Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
American alternative country and folk rock singer-songwriter
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Lisa Fischer
Lisa Fischer
American vocalist and songwriter
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Toshiko Akiyoshi
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
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Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
American singer-songwriter and actress
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Ellis Marsalis Jr.
Ellis Marsalis Jr.
American pianist
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Luther Henderson
Luther Henderson
American composer and pianist
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Miki Howard
Miki Howard
American singer, actress
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Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
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Jazzmeia Horn
Jazzmeia Horn
American jazz singer
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Patti Austin
Patti Austin
American singer
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Catherine Russell
Catherine Russell
singer
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Diana Krall
Diana Krall
Canadian recording artist; jazz singer and pianist
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Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding
American jazz bassist and singer
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Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
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Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles
American recording artist; pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist
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Kelly Price
Kelly Price
American songwriter, singer
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Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
American singer
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Judith Hill
Judith Hill
American singer
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Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
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Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson
American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and visual artist
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Al Green
Al Green
American singer
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Jazmine Sullivan
Jazmine Sullivan
American singer-songwriter
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Macy Gray
Macy Gray
American singer-songwriter and actress
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Kate McGarry
Kate McGarry
American singer
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Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
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Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
American neo-soul singer
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Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin
American singer-songwriter
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Concha Buika
Concha Buika
Spanish singer
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Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson
American rock musician, member of Heart
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Diana Ross
Diana Ross
American vocalist, music artist and actress
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Anita Baker
Anita Baker
American singer-songwriter
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Jimmy Scott
Jimmy Scott
American jazz singer
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Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Barrino
American actress and singer
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Joe Lovano
Joe Lovano
American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist
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St. Vincent
St. Vincent
American singer-songwriter
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Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
American singer
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Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe
American singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and actress
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Darlene Love
Darlene Love
American musician
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Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter and actress
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Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
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Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss
American bluegrass-country singer-songwriter and musician
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Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)
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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
American singer, musician, composer and actress
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k.d. lang
Canadian singer-songwriter
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Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
American musician and actress
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Shelby Lynne
Shelby Lynne
American singer and songwriter
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Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
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Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
American recording artist and singer
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Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau
American jazz and pop musician
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Blossom Dearie
Blossom Dearie
American jazz singer and pianist
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Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford
American jazz and R&B singer
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Andra Day
Andra Day
singer and songwriter
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Jon Hendricks
Jon Hendricks
American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian
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Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé
Canadian singer, songwriter and actor
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Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Wilson
American country singer
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Renee Rosnes
Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
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Philip Bailey
Philip Bailey
American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor
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Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
English singer and songwriter
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Pink
Pink
American singer and songwriter
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James Ingram
James Ingram
American singer–songwriter and record producer
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American singer (1937-2018)
Record Labels
Awards Received
Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
Emmy Award
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
NAACP Image Awards
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Nancy Sue Wilson (February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s. She was especially notable for her single "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" and her version of the standard "Guess Who I Saw Today". Wilson recorded more than 70 albums and won three Grammy Awards for her work. During her performing career, Wilson was labeled a singer of blues, jazz, R&B, pop, and soul; a "consummate actress"; and "the complete entertainer". The title she preferred, however, was "song stylist". She received many nicknames including "Sweet Nancy", "The Baby", "Fancy Miss Nancy" and "The Girl With the Honey-Coated Voice".