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Cassandra Wilson, Two-Time Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer, Dies at 70

From Gulf Today · () English

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  • Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer, died at 70 in Jackson, Mississippi.
  • Time magazine called Wilson America's best singer in 2001, while Jon Batiste described her voice as sounding like the South.
  • Her manager said she died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, close friends and her manager.

Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy-winning jazz singer whose soulful contralto moved across blues, folk, pop, R&B and country, has died at 70.

Wilson died Tuesday morning in her native Jackson, Mississippi, Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard confirmed. A statement from her manager said she died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, close friends and her manager.

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Cassandra Wilson, the Grammy Award-winning and legendary jazz artist. Cassandra Wilson transitioned peacefully at home, surrounded by family, close friends, and her manager.

· Cassandra Wilson's managerThe manager announced Wilson's death in a statement to jazz radio station WBGO.

Time magazine dubbed Wilson America's best singer in 2001. She became known for a genre-bending voice that pushed beyond the boundaries of traditional blues-based jazz while remaining rooted in an unmistakably Southern sound.

Jon Batiste captured that quality in a eulogy on Wednesday, saying Wilson sounded like the South. She was born and raised in Jackson, the daughter of musician Herman B. Fowlkes.

She sounded like the South.

· Jon BatisteBatiste used the phrase in a eulogy for Wilson on Wednesday.
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