Jazz singer Abbey Lincoln, whose six-decade career included acting and composing, and who participated in the civil rights movement, died in New York on Saturday at age 80. By Chris Michaud, Reuters, ...

Jazz icon, composer, lyricist and performer Abbey Lincoln died last year at age 80. Still, her versatile talents, her passion for justice and her unique sound live on in her music and her films. To ...

Gifted jazz singer, Abbey Lincoln, died on Saturday in New York City, reports the New York Times. Lincoln’s death was announced by her brother David Wooldrige. The Michigan native is known for her ...

Abbey Lincoln, the exquisitely talented singer whose metaphor-laden songs, seductive voice and outsized personality made her an iconic figure in jazz, died Saturday. She was 80. In a career that ...

In the latest installment of the series Tell Me More About Women's History, NPR's Felix Contreras salutes vocalist Abbey Lincoln. And finally, we end today's program with our segment Tell Me More ...

NEA Jazz Master, Abbey Lincoln (August 6, 1930—August 14, 2010), was a towering figure of musical expression, feminism, and Afrocentrism who led a colorful life—cover girl, actress, model, singer and ...

Going to a jazz show is usually about hearing this piano player or that saxophonist, but attending a performance by vocalist Abbey Lincoln was about performing a pilgrimage: It was about the ...

One of the last true great jazz vocalists, 73-year old Abbey Lincoln continues to produce timeless recordings and live concert dates. It's Me is as strong as any entry in her half-century discography.

Abbey Lincoln, an acclaimed jazz singer, songwriter and actress who evolved from a supper-club singer into a strong voice for civil rights, has died. She was 80. Lincoln died Saturday in a nursing ...

Vocalist and actress Abbey Lincoln, who morphed from torch singer to uncompromising musical-political firebrand at the height of the civil rights movement, died Saturday in New York. She was 80.