Mary Stallings is one of the finest living jazz singers. Her voice is deep, hip and swinging. Most of all, she has soul—lots of knowledge and heart-felt experience built into her phrasing. Born in San Francisco in 1939, Stallings developed her singing chops in church before branching out to the city's many clubs as a teen. These included the Purple Onio…
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