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Phyllis Linda Hyman (July 6, 1949 – June 30, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Hyman's music career spanned the late 1970s through the early 1990s, and she was best known for her expansive contralto range.
May 3, 2020 · Singer Phyllis Hyman scored great hits in her career while emerging also as a fine concert performer, becoming a headliner in multi-artist soul shows around the world. Sadly, while approaching her ...
Phyllis Hyman was a beautiful, confident, and formidable woman. For twenty years prior to her death in 1995, she impressed people the world over with her commanding, smoky contralto voice, and enchanting stage and screen performances. An Unforgettable Star!
Phyllis Hyman built a loyal global audience of music lovers. Read More >> 1975-1995. 1995-Today . Phyllis created a presence in contemporary music that continues to resonate with listeners worldwide, over twenty-six years after her transition. Read More >> 1995-Today . 1949-1964.
Phyllis Hyman committed suicide a few days before her 45th birthday, a few hours before she was due to appear at the Apollo Theatre, in Harlem. A posthumous single, "I Refuse To Be Lonely Again ...
Phyllis Hyman (July 6, 1949-June 30, 1995) was an R&B and jazz singer-songwriter and actress whose voice was distinctive and vocally powerful among other singers in this genre
Jul 13, 2016 · Phyllis Linda Hyman was an American singer-songwriter and actress. She was best known for her singles from the late 1970s through the early 1990s including: You Know How to Love Me, Living All Alone, and Don’t Wanna Change the World.Hyman was born on July 6, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Philip Hyman, a World War II veteran and Louise Hyman, a waitress at a local night club, but ...
Phyllis Hyman. Soundtrack: Set It Off. Deep-voiced and statuesque, Phyllis Hyman sang with a life-affirming energy and emotional intensity found in few other female vocalists. Born in Philadelphia in 1949 (and raised in Pittsburgh), her professional career began in New York City where, during an engagement, she was spotted by producer Norman Connors and contemporaries Jean Carne and Roberta ...
Jun 27, 2018 · Phyllis Hyman was born in Philadelphia, most likely on July 6, 1949, and raised in Pittsburgh. (Some sources give the year as 1950, but numerous press reports of her death mentioned that she had been ready to celebrate her forty-sixth birthday.) She was the oldest of seven brothers and sisters.
Hyman’s vocal range extended from the deepest bass to the highest soprano, and her crisp phrasing and graceful, melismatic runs left more flamboyant singers drowning in her wake... Hyman sang as though her listeners were wrapped in sable and drinking vintage champagne. Her music was suited to old money, warm candlelit rooms, and seductive ...
