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Esther Phillips (Born Esther Mae Jones, December 23, 1935 in Galveston,
Texas; died August 7, 1984 in Carson, California) was an American singer.
Phillips was one of the great female R&B vocalists.Santelli, Robert. The
Big Book of Blues: A Biographical Encyclopedia, Penguin Books, page 376,
(2001) - ISBN 0140159398 She also performed in the pop, country, jazz, and
soul music.
Biography Born Esther Mae Jones in Galveston, Texas. When she was an
adolescent, her parents divorced, and she was forced to divide her time
between her father in Houston and her mother in the Watts area of Los
Angeles. Although she was brought up singing in church, she was hesitant to
enter a talent contest at a local blues club, but her sister insisted and
Esther complied. A remarkably mature singer at age fourteen, she won the
amateur talent contest in 1949 at the Barrelhouse Club owned by Johnny
Otis. Otis was so impressed that he recorded
Discography
I Paid My Dues
