Lil Greenwood

Lil Greenwood (November 18, 1924 – July 19, 2011) was an American jazz and R&B vocalist.

Greenwood was born in Prichard, Alabama and attended Alabama State College. In 1949, she moved to San Francisco to pursue a singing career, working as a vocalist for 'Roy Milton & His Solid Senders' for three years, beginning in 1950. During this time, she also recorded her own sides for the Modern and Federal labels. In 1956 she began working as a soloist for the Duke Ellington Orchestra, where she remained through the early 1960s.[1] In the 1970s, she guest starred in the television series Good Times and The Jeffersons.[2]

Greenwood died in her hometown of Prichard on July 19, 2011.[3] She was buried in the Catholic Cemetery of Mobile, Alabama.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ace Records biography
  2. ↑ AllMusic bio
  3. ↑ Terence McArdle (July 25, 2011). "Lil Greenwood dies; singer toured with Duke Ellington". The Washington Post.
  4. ↑ Find-a-Grave "Lil Greenwood"

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