Abbey Lincoln (born Anna Marie Wooldridge on August 6, 1930, Chicago, Illin… Read Full Bio ↴Abbey Lincoln (born Anna Marie Wooldridge on August 6, 1930, Chicago, Illinois – died August 14, 2010, Manhattan, New York), was a jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress.
Her first album, Abbey Lincoln's Affair, A Story of a Girl in Love was released in 1956. Also that year Lincoln starred in the film The Girl Can't Help It, for which she famously wore a dress worn by Marilyn Monroe.
Lincoln sang on the 1960s landmark jazz civil rights recording, We Insist! - Freedom Now Suite in 1960 by jazz musician and Lincolns husband from 1962-1970, Max Roach. Especially since this album, Abbey Lincoln was connected to the political fight against racism in the United States.
She co-starred with Sidney Poitier and Beau Bridges in 1968's For Love of Ivy and received a 1969 Golden Globe nomination for her appearance in the film. She also starred in the 1990 Spike Lee movie Mo' Better Blues.
In 2003, she received the National Endowment for the Arts NEA Jazz Masters Award.
Lincoln died on August 14, 2010 in Manhattan at the age of 80. Although no official cause of death was given, Lincoln had suffered deteriorating health following open heart surgery in 2007. She passed away in a Manhattan nursing home.
Her first album, Abbey Lincoln's Affair, A Story of a Girl in Love was released in 1956. Also that year Lincoln starred in the film The Girl Can't Help It, for which she famously wore a dress worn by Marilyn Monroe.
Lincoln sang on the 1960s landmark jazz civil rights recording, We Insist! - Freedom Now Suite in 1960 by jazz musician and Lincolns husband from 1962-1970, Max Roach. Especially since this album, Abbey Lincoln was connected to the political fight against racism in the United States.
She co-starred with Sidney Poitier and Beau Bridges in 1968's For Love of Ivy and received a 1969 Golden Globe nomination for her appearance in the film. She also starred in the 1990 Spike Lee movie Mo' Better Blues.
In 2003, she received the National Endowment for the Arts NEA Jazz Masters Award.
Lincoln died on August 14, 2010 in Manhattan at the age of 80. Although no official cause of death was given, Lincoln had suffered deteriorating health following open heart surgery in 2007. She passed away in a Manhattan nursing home.
A Child Is Born
Abbey Lincoln Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'A Child Is Born' by these artists:
4she For unto us, a child is born Unto us, a Son…
ARBO The thatch on the roof was a golden Though dusty the…
Avishai Cohen & The International What Child is this who laid to rest on Mary's…
Barbra Streisand A child is born We've suddenly stepped through A thousand do…
Bill Evans Now, out of the night Soft as the dawn Into the light This…
Bill Evans / Harold Land Now, out of the night New as the dawn Into the light This…
Bill Evans/Tony Bennett Now, out of the night Soft as the dawn Into the light This…
Brand Nubian (Lord Jamar - interpolation of Grandmaster Flash's "The Mess…
Carmen McRae A child is born We've suddenly stepped through A thousand do…Carrie Underwood What child is this, who laid to rest On Mary's lap,…
Celtic Worship There in a stable He lay so peacefully Light of the…
Dreams and Light Tell me something girl cre you happy in this modern world? O…
First Worship What Child is this who laid to rest On Mary's lap…
Joe Williams & George Shearing What Child is this, who, laid to rest, On Mary's lap…
Johnny Mathis & Gladys Knight A ray of hope flickers in the sky A tiny star…
Kenny Burrell Now, out of the night New as the dawn Into the light This…
L. A. 4 For unto us, a child is born Unto us, a Son…
Laila Biali Now out of the night New as the dawn into the…
Lori Andrews Tell me something girl cre you happy in this modern world? O…
McRae Carmen A child is born We've suddenly stepped through A thousand do…
Michel Grailier & Alain jean-Marie Whenever I rest, gazing up at the stars They just seem…
O-Zone Percussion Group A ray of hope flitters in the sky A shiny star…
Phil Mattson & The P.M. Singers A ray of hope flitters in the sky A tiny star…
Rihanna As I was walkin' down the road to Bethlehem one…
Rihanna (www.primemusic.ru) In the big rain In the big rain before we sleep, child Befo…
Stanley Turrentine (1934-2000) A ray of hope flickers in the sky A tiny star…
Take5 It's what you want, it's what you need.Man they got…
The Four Freshmen (Holiday) For unto us, a child is born Unto us, a Son…
The O-zone Percussion Group A ray of hope flitters in the sky A shiny star…
The Starlite Singers A ray of hope flickers in the sky A tiny star…
Tony Bennett Now, out of the night New as the dawn Into the light This…
Tony Bennett & Bill Evans Now, out of the night Soft as the dawn Into the light This…
Various Artists A ray of hope flickers in the sky A tiny star…
W.G. Snuffy Walden A ray of hope flitters in the sky A shiny star…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Abbey Lincoln:
A Part Of Me-There Are Such Things A natural fool, another race, holding court right in my…
A Time For Love And I thought that life Would be so cold I thought I'd…
A Turtle's Dream often I sing when I’m all alone, …
Africa The beat has a rich and magnificent history Full of adventur…
African Lady Sun rise at dawn, Night is gone, I hear your song African…
Afro Blue Dream of a land my soul is from I hear a…
Ain't Nobody's Business Ain't nobody's business what I do Get me a shotgun…
All Africa The beat has a rich and magnificent history Full of adventur…
And How I Hoped For Your Love And I thought that life Would be so cold I thought I'd…
And It You sigh, the song begins, you speak and I hear…
And It's Supposed to Be Love Hey, look what you have done Showing me the sun And now…
Another World Within some walls of stone Another world is waiting for it's…
Avec Le Temps Avec le temps... Avec le temps, va, tout s'en va On oublie…
Being Me All along the way there were things to do Always some…
Bird Alone Bird alone flying high Flying through a clouded sky Sending …
Blue Monk Goin' alone, life is your own, But sometimes the cost…
Brother A small boy walked down a city street And hope was…
Brother ? Can You Spare A Dime ? They used to tell me I was building a dream And…
Brother Can You Spare a Dime They used to tell me I was building a dream And…
Brother Where Are You A small boy walked down a city street And hope was…
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime They used to tell me I was building a dream And…
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Once I built a railroad...made it run Made it race against…
Brother? Can You Spare A Dime? They used to tell me I was building a dream And…
Can Can't help singing of a promise that April is bringing, I…
Come Sunday Ooh Lord, dear Lord above, God almighty, God of love, Pleas…
Crazy He Calls Me I say I'll move the mountains And I'll move the mountains If…
Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me Someone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't …
Do nothing Do nothin' till you hear from me Pay no attention to…
Don't Explain Hush now, don't explain Just say you'll remain I'm glad your…
Down Here Below Down here below The winds of change are blowing Through…
Driva' Man Driva' man he made a life But the Mamie ain't his…
Exactly Like You I know why I waited Know why I've been blue I've been…
First Song When the stars were strung, Was the first song that…
First Song (For Ruth) When the stars were strung, Was the first song that was…
For All We Know For all we know We may never meet again Before we go Make…
For heaven For heavens sake let's fall in love It's no mistake to…
For Heaven's Sake For heavens sake let's fall in love It's no mistake to…
Freedom Day Whisper, listen, whisper, listen. Whispers say we're free. R…
Gimme A Pigfoot Up in Harlem ev'ry Saturday night When the highbrows get to…
Gloomy Sunday Sunday is gloomy; my hours are slumber-less Dearest, the sh…
God Bless The Child Them that's got shall have Them that's not shall lose…
Happiness is a Thing Called Joe It seem like happiness is just a thing called Joe He…
Hey Hey Lordy mama I heard you wasn't feeling' good They're spre…
How High The Moon Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's…
i Here we are on earth together It's you and I God has…
I Am in Love I am dejected, I am depressed Yet resurrected and sailing t…
i concentrate on you Whenever skies look gray to me, And trouble begins to brew, …
I Must Have That Man Don't want my mammy I don't need a friend My heart is…
I Only Have Eyes for You My love must be a kind of blind love I can't…
I'll Be Seeing You I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places That…
I'll Wind Blow ill wind, blow away Let me rest today You're blowin' me…
I'm In Love I'm in love, I'm in love There's a feeling of gladness Mingl…
If I Only Had A Brain Said a scarecrow swinging on a pole, To some blackbirds sitt…
In the Red No account, bank account Can't raise a dime. Can't pay the b…
It Somos novios Pues los dos sentimos Mutuo amor profundo Y…
It's Magic You sigh, the song begins, you speak and I hear…
It's Me O' Lord It's a me It's a me Oh Lord Standin' in the need…
ITS MAGIC You sigh, the song begins, you speak and I hear…
Laugh Life is a play and we all play a part The…
Left Alone Where's the love that's made to fill my heart? Where's the…
Let Up This heartache Is dragging me down Hung up Hung up Hung up …
Live For Life Come with me my love And seize the day and…
Lonely House At night when everything is quiet The old house seems to…
Long a You're Living forgive me if i seem to preach but there is something…
Lost in the Stars Before Lord God made the sea or the land He held…
Love When lonely feelings chill The meadows of your mind Just…
Love Has Gone Away Love has gone away heaving a sign with no regrets for…
Love Is Made In a world of changes Haunted melodies Comes this funny feel…
Love Walked In Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked…
Lucky To Be Me What a day, Fortune smiled and came my way, Bringing love I…
Mendacity Mendacity, mendacity It makes the world go round A politicia…
Mr. Tambourine Man Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me I'm not…
My Love Is You In a world of changes Haunted melodies Comes this funny feel…
My Man It's cost me a lot But there's one thing that I've…
Nature Boy There was a boy, A very strange, rejected boy, They…
Never Leave Me Never leave me, never leave me Is all that I can…
Not To Worry Not to worry Never mind Life will fix it every…
People In Me Once upon a lovely time Many million dreams ago Once there w…
Please Don Please don't talk about me when I'm gone Oh honey, though…
Retribution Never was a child Living life since I was ten Heard every…
Runnin My gal and I, we had a fight And I'm…
Should've Been There's a sound comes from livin' Somewhere in the past When…
Sing Sing Sing G'way an' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy-- Put dat music…
Skylark Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me…
Softly As a Morning Sunrise Softly as in a morning sunrise The light of love comes…
Somos Novios Somos novios Pues los dos sentimos Mutuo amor profundo Y…
Story of My Father Do we kill ourselves on purpose? Is destruction all our own?…
Straight Ahead Straight ahead the road keeps winding Narrow, wet and dimly …
Strange Fruit Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and b…
Street of Dream Midnight, you heavy laden, it's midnight Come on and trade i…
Summer Wishes Winter Dreams Summer wishes, winter dreams Drifting down forgotten streams…
Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do Lord, Lord, Lord Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord Ain't nobody's busin…
Take Me in Your Arms Once upon a lovely time Many million dreams ago Once there w…
Ten Cents a Dance Ten cents a dance, that's what they pay me Gosh, how…
Tender as a Rose She was as tender as a rose She was as soft…
The Jitterbug Waltz The night is getting on, the band is getting show The…
The Music Is The Magic The music is the magic of a secret world Secret world,…
The Nearness Of You It's not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and…
The World Is Falling Down There are some folks I used to know Who used…
These Foolish Things Oh! Will you never let me be? Oh! Will you never…
This Christmas Hang all the mistletoe I'm gonna get to know you better This…
Throw It Away I think about the life I live A figure made of…
Thursday's Child Yes, I guess I'll get the papers and go home Like…
Time After Time Time after time I tell myself that I'm So lucky to be…
Triptych PART 1 - Prayer: Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach vocal and…
Up Jumped Spring I was out promenadin′ And high hopes was fadin' That dreams …
What a Little Moonlight Can Do Ooh, What a little moonlight can do Ooh, ooh, ooh What a lit…
When a Woman Loves a Man Maybe he's not much, just another man Doing what he can But…
When Autumn Sings G'way an' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy-- Put dat music…
When I'm Called Home When I'm called home I will bring a book That tells of…
When Love Was You And Me Never knew how my heart would sing Then there was you You…
When Malindy Sings G'way an' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy-- Put dat music…
When The Lights Go On Again When the lights go on again all over the world And…
Whistling Away the Dark Often I think this sad old world is whistling in…
Windmills Of Your Mind Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel…
You and I Here we are on earth together It's you and I God has…
You and Me Love When lonely feelings chill The meadows of your mind Just…
You And Me My Love In a world of changes Haunted melodies Comes this funny feel…
You Came A Long Way From St. Louis You came a long way from St. Louis, you climbed…
You Do Something to Me Do nothin' till you hear from me Pay no attention to…
You Gotta Pay the Band Oh, it really isn't easy Just to let the good times…
You Must Believe In Spring When lonely feelings chill The meadows of your mind Just…
You Must Believe In Spring And Love When lonely feelings chill the meadows of your mind, Just…
You Won't Forget Me You won't forget me, though you may try I'm part of…
You're My Thrill You're my thrill You do something to me You send chills righ…
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