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From the late-1960s to the late 1970s, she was semi-retired from music, staying in Washington, D.C., to raise her daughter Rainy with her husband, Sheppard Deering (whom she had married in 1955), and largely limiting her music to local performances.
Sie arbeitete neben den Genannten u. a. mit Kenny Burrell, Hank Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Roy Hargrove und Toots Thielemans zusammen. Shirley Horn trat zum letzten Mal beim San Sebastian Jazz Festival im Jahr 2004 auf.
At the urging of her husband Sheppard Deering, a Metro mechanic, Horn only played gigs in the D.C.-Baltimore area. She too wanted to remain close to home and family so she could raise her daughter, Rainy. Between 1963 and 1978, Horn only made two records:
Ms. Horn's survivors include her husband, Sheppard Deering, of Upper Marlboro, Md.; her daughter, Rainy Smith, of Maryland; and several grandchildren. Ms. Horn had been fighting breast cancer...
Shirley Horn (born May 1, 1934, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died Oct. 20, 2005, Cheverly, Md.) American jazz artist whose ballads, sung in a breathy contralto to her own piano accompaniment, earned her both critical acclaim and popular renown.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
23. Okt. 2005 · Oct. 23, 2005. NEW YORK — Shirley Horn, a jazz singer and pianist who drew audiences close with a powerfully confidential, vibratoless delivery, died Friday at a nursing home in Cheverly,...
Am 20. Oktober 2005 starb in ihrer Heimatstadt Washington, DC, an den Folgen eines Schlaganfalls die Sängerin und Pianistin Shirley Horn. Ihr Tod kam nicht eben überraschend, war sie doch schon seit einigen Jahren durch Krankheit an den Rollstuhl gefesselt und musste aufs Klavierspielen verzichten.