Abbey Lincoln

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf actress
jazz singer
gptkbp:activeYears 1950-2010
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Max_Roach
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NEA_Jazz_Masters_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1930-08-06
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Denise_Roach
gptkbp:deathDate 2010-08-14
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:The_Last_Black_Man_in_San_Francisco
gptkb:The_Blues_Brothers
gptkb:For_the_Love_of_Ivy
The Girl Can't Help It
gptkbp:genre jazz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abbey Lincoln
gptkbp:influenced jazz music
feminist movements
African_American_culture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Sarah_Vaughan
gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
gptkbp:instrument vocals
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for civil rights
poetic lyrics
powerful vocal style
collaborations with prominent jazz musicians
social justice themes in music
gptkbp:label gptkb:Verve_Records
gptkbp:notableFeature We Insist! Freedom Now Suite
gptkbp:notableSong The World Is Falling Down
People in Me
Throw It Away
A_Turtle's_Dream
gptkbp:occupation singer
civil rights activist
songwriter
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:RCA_Records
gptkb:Capitol_Records
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Max_Roach
gptkbp:website abbeylincoln.com