American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist.
Born December 9th, 1932 in Detroit. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2013 at 80 years old in Dover. [ref]
Death? Be as proud as you want: bore me later, because Love is sovereign here. Life never ends. Joy comes in the morning. Glory hallelujah. And let it be so. Anne Lamott