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Also Known As Lorraine Carter • Lorene Carter • Lillie Mae Jones
Born May 16, 1930 • Flint • Michigan
Died September 26, 1998 (aged 68) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors National Medal of Arts (1997) • Kennedy Center Honors (1996) • Grammy Award (1988)
Movement / Style bebop

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