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Barbara Morrison: 1949-2022

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Marc Myers
Mar 17, 2022
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Barbara Morrison, a soul-jazz singer whose artful vocal control, powerful delivery and stage charisma captivated club audiences, died on March 16. She was 72.

Born in 1949, Morrison came of age in the late 1960s and didn't start recording until the early 1970s. By then, a career in jazz and the blues had grown more difficult and was a struggle for singer…

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