1930-08-06 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Anna Marie Wooldridge, known professionally as Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s. Lincoln made a career not only out of delivering deeply felt presentations of standards but writing and singing her own material.
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat | Self (archive footage) | 2024-09-11 |
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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes | Self | 2023-03-12 |
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | Self | 2021-07-02 |
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How It Feels to Be Free | Self (archival footage) | 2021-01-18 |
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Mo' Better Blues | Lillian Gilliam | 1990-08-03 |
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Short Walk to Daylight | Dorella | 1972-10-24 |
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For Love of Ivy | Ivy Moore | 1968-07-17 |
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Nothing But a Man | Josie | 1964-12-27 |
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The Girl Can't Help It | Herself | 1956-12-01 |