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Jean DuShon (born Anna Jean Harris, later Atwell, August 16, 1935 – July 19, 2019) was an African American jazz and R&B singer, and stage actor. She was best known for her recordings in the 1960s, including the first released recording of the song "For Once in My Life" in 1966, although many had not heard her version, and assumed the original recording was by Stevie Wonder.
The following is a list of people from Detroit, Michigan. ... Marilyn Jean Kelly [169] Kwame Kilpatrick [170] T. John Lesinski [171] Carl Levin [172] Viola Liuzzo [173]
Lewis's first single release, the uptempo "My Heart Went Do Dat Da" in 1962, did not chart nationally, but was a local hit in the Detroit, Michigan area. She wrote all of the songs on her debut LP, including the hit " Hello Stranger " which reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart , and featured extensive use of the Hammond organ .
The post Jean Knight, who reached the top of the charts with the R&B smash “Mr. Big Stuff,” dies at 80 appeared first on TheGrio. Knight died Wednesday of natural causes in Tampa, Florida ...
Gloria Williams (August 1, 1942 - July 5, 2000) was an American singer notable for being the original lead singer of an early incarnation of Martha and the Vandellas under the name The Del-Phis. Born Gloria Jean Williamson in Detroit , Michigan in 1942, Williams auditioned for a spot in a girl group in 1957, and found herself accompanying ...
Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray; January 19, 1923 – May 31, 2013) was an American character actress of stage, television and film. Stapleton is best known for her portrayal of Edith Bunker , the perpetually optimistic and devoted wife of Archie Bunker , on the 1970s sitcom All in the Family . [ 1 ]
Jean Louise King (October 12, 1938 – March 28, 1983) was an American singer who was a member of the girl group the Blossoms from 1964 until her death. Biography [ edit ]
Jim and Jean, composed of Jim Glover (born 1942) and Jean Ray (1941–2007) [1] were an American folk music duo, who performed and recorded music from the early to the late 1960s. They were married in 1963 and were listed as Jim and Jean Glover in the liner notes of their albums , but went their separate ways after a 1969 divorce.