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About
Expressive, deep-voiced singer of jazz, blues, and soul.
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Before Fame
She refused to perform when her parents were ushered to the back of one of her concerts to make room for white people.
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Trivia Fact
Her music fought for equal rights in the US and one of her first hits was, I Loves You Porgy.
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Family Life:
She got married to Don Ross in 1958, and after their divorce in 1960, she remarried Andrew Stroud in 1961.
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Associated With
Like her, another famous North Carolina-born musician is Doc Watson.
