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Esther Phillips (born Esther Mae Washington; December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) was an American singer, best known for her R&B vocals. She rose to prominence in 1950, scoring several major R&B hits including " Double Crossing Blues " and " Mistrustin' Blues " under the moniker "Little Esther".
Dezember 1935 in Galveston, Texas; † 7. August 1984 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien ), die als Little Esther und Esther Phillips auftrat, war eine US-amerikanische Sängerin, die neben dem Blues auch Jazz, Country, Soul und Disco sang. Sie wurde oft mit Nina Simone verglichen, wohingegen sie Dinah Washington als ihr Vorbild angab.
8. Aug. 1984 · The blues singer Esther Phillips, who got her start with Johnny Otis and was acknowledged by the Beatles as a major innovator of rock, died today in U.C.L.A.-Harbor Medical Center in...
Versatile R&B singer whose career encompassed pre-rock rhythm & blues, soul, urban blues, disco, and even country. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 1980s. Born. December 23, 1935 in Galveston, TX. Died. August 7, 1984 in Carson, CA. Genre. R&B, Jazz, Blues. Styles.
Esther Phillips was an American soul and rhythm & blues singer (December 23, 1935, Galveston, Texas - August 7, 1984 in Carson, California). She was an influence on many other artists including Aretha Franklin. She was already a mature singer at age fourteen, and won the amateur talent contest in 1949 at the Barrelhouse Club owned by Johnny ...
Esther Phillips, began her career as an astounding 13-year-old prodigy, singing very adult, saucy blues with the legendary Johnny Otis revue in Los Angeles. Hers was a life filled with both triumphs and tragedy, cut short by the effects of heroin addiction, but less than a year before her death famed critic Leonard Feather hailed her as “the ...
15. März 2023 · R&B and blues singer Esther Phillips is among the 2023 inductees into The Blues Foundation ’s Blues Hall of Fame. Phillips had two top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 — “Release Me” (1962,...
