 Folksinger Barbara Dane performing at UCLA's 1960 "Dublin Ball". Image by Associated Students, University of California, Los Angeles, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Barbara DaneBarbara Dane Barbara Dane American folk, blues and jazz singer (1927–2024) Barbara Jean Spillman (May 12, 1927 – October 20, 2024), known professionally as Barbara Dane, was an American folk, blues, and jazz singer, guitarist, record producer, and political activist. She co-founded Paredon Records with Irwin Silber. Quick facts Background information, Birth name ... Barbara Dane Dane performing in 1960 Background information Birth name Barbara Jean Spillman Born (1927-05-12)May 12, 1927 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Died October 20, 2024(2024-10-20) (aged 97) Oakland, California, U.S. Genres Jazz vocal jazz folk blues Occupation Singer Instruments Vocals guitar Labels Smithsonian Folkways Website barbaradane.net Close "Bessie Smith in stereo," wrote jazz critic Leonard Feather of Dane in the late 1950s. Time wrote of Dane: "The… (Source: Wikipedia)
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