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Also known as Little Esther

American singer (1935–1984)

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Works
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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1935-12-23
Active to
1984-08-07
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Listeners
258,279
Total plays
1,516,226

Tags

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Esther Phillips (December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) was an American singer. Phillips was known for her R&B vocals, but she was a versatile singer, also performing pop, country, jazz, blues and soul music. Born Esther Mae Jones in Galveston, Texas, when she was an adolescent, her parents divorced, and she was forced to divide her time between her father in Houston and her mother in the Watts area of Los Angeles. Because she was brought up singing in church <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Est

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Esther
Family name
Phillips
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Galveston
Place of death
Carson
Occupation
jazz musician
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
piano
Record label
Mercury Records
Image
Esther Phillips 1976.png
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date of birth
1935-12-23
date of death
1984-08-07
Commons category
Esther Phillips
cause of death
kidney failure
start of work period
1949-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
social media followers
6200
ethnic group
African Americans
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