Barbara McNair (March 4 1934 - February 4 2007) was an African-American singer and actress. Born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Racine, Wisconsin[LINK: http://www.tecaid.com/barbaraobituary.htm] Obituary with personal photos by John Thomas, nephew of McNair, McNair studied music at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. Her big break came with a win on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, which led to bookings at The Purple Onion and the Cocoanut Grove. She soon became one of the country's most popular headliners and a guest on such television variety shows as The Steve Allen Show, Hullabaloo, The Bell Telephone Hour, and The Hollywood Palace, while recording for the Coral, Signature, and Motown labels. Among her hits were You're Gonna Love My Baby and Bobby. In the early 60s, Barbara made several musical shorts for Scopitone, a franchise of c

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