Teri Thornton

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Teri Thornton
Birth nameShirley Enid Avery
Born(1934-09-01)September 1, 1934
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedMay 2, 2000(2000-05-02) (aged 65)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Singer
LabelsPreview

Teri Thornton, born Shirley Enid Avery (September 1, 1934 – May 2, 2000) was an American jazz singer.

Thornton first performed in local Detroit clubs in the 1950s. She moved to

Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Vocal Competition in Washington, DC. (Singers Jane Monheit, Tierney Sutton and Roberta Gambarini were runners-up in the same competition.) Thornton signed with Verve, which released I'll Be Easy to Find.[2] That same year, she was diagnosed with bladder cancer and died of the disease in 2000.[3]

Discography

  • Devil May Care (Riverside, 1961)
  • Open Highway (Columbia, 1963)
  • Somewhere in the Night (Dauntless, 1963)
  • I'll Be Easy to Find (Verve, 1999)

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