| Title: |
Abbey Lincoln
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| Local code: |
Sc Visual VRA-178
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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| Collection: |
Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Abbey Lincoln is a singer, lyricist, composer, actress, writer, teacher and painter. Born Anna Marie on August 6, 1930 in Chicago, Ill., the 10th child and 5th girl of Evelyn and Alexander Wooldridge, she became Gaby, Gaby Lee and Animata
Moseka. Currently Lincoln, who no longer considers herself part of commercial film and music industry, is working on her
autobiography. Her major art collection resides in NYC.
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| URL: |
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/scl/MULTIMED/JAZZHIST/alcat.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Video: |
[Video available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1996 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Lincoln, Abbey, 1930-
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
6-Aug-1930
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Chicago, IL; Illinois; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
Black
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| Speaker occupation: |
Actress; Composer; Lyricist; Singer; Writer
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| Age at speaking: |
66
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| Document location: |
New York, NY
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| Document date: |
18-Sep-1996
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| Interviewer: |
Murray, James Briggs; Narita, Cobi
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| Locations discussed: |
Chicago, IL; Illinois; New York; New York, NY; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Chicago, IL; History; Illinois; Jazz; Jazz musicians; Music; New York; New York, NY; North America; Oral history; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Jazz scene; Music history
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0024709-26412
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