Leontyne Price: Quick Facts


Facts

Also Known As Mary Violet Leontyne Price
Born February 10, 1927 (age 99) • Laurel • Mississippi
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (1983) • Grammy Award (1982) • Grammy Award (1980) • Kennedy Center Honors (1980) • Grammy Award (1974) • Grammy Award (1973) • Grammy Award (1971) • Grammy Award (1969) • Grammy Award (1967) • Grammy Award (1966) • Grammy Award (1965) • Grammy Award (1964) • Grammy Award (1963) • Grammy Award (1960)

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Jessye Norman
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Maria Callas in London in 1958, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, gloves, and a dark coat with a white collar, looking toward the camera in an elegant pose.
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Marian Anderson, 1940.
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Chuck Berry
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Stevie Wonder smiling and wearing sunglasses and a dark jacket while performing outdoors.
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Harry Belafonte
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Tina Turner sings on stage in Montreal, wearing a black and gold dress, with backup dancers in gold outfits performing behind her.
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Ella Fitzgerald.
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