June Tyson

June Tyson ( born February 5, 1936 in Albemarle (North Carolina), † November 24, 1992 in Philadelphia ) was a singer of free and avant-garde jazz.

Tyson sang with the band Sun Ra since 1968. Since 1972 she has performed regularly with the Arkestra, and is also at most of its productions of ensembles until her death involved .. It was a kind of " ambassador to the audience "; which also meant that their vocal parts were always longer during live performances. She played on the late recordings also violin. The talented avant-garde singer came into existence almost exclusively in the context of Sun Ra. She subsequently died of breast cancer ..

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• Jazz Singer
• Jazz violinist
• American musician
• Born in 1936
• Died in 1992
• Woman