'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
Abbey Lincoln, a jazz singer and songwriter known for her phrasing, emotion and uncompromising style, died Saturday in New York at age 80.
Abbey Lincoln, a jazz singer and songwriter known for her phrasing, emotion and uncompromising style, died Saturday in New York at age 80.
Explaining her image makeover in 1993, Lincoln told The Associated Press, "This dress was more important than I was.
"I've done what I please, told people to go bug off and exercised my independence," Lincoln told the AP in 1993.
