Gloria Lynne

 ( 1929 Births ) 

Gloria Lynne (born Gloria Wilson; November 23, 1929 – October 15, 2013), also known as Gloria Alleyne, was an American jazz vocalist with a recording career spanning from 1958 to 2007.

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Early life Lynne was born in Harlem in 1929 to John and Mary Wilson, a gospel music. Gloria Lynne obituary, New York Times, October 19, 2013. She grew up in Harlem, and as a young girl, Lynne sang with the local African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Choir.

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Career At the age of 15, she won first prize at the Amateur Night contest at the Apollo Theater. She shared the stage with contemporary night club vocal ensembles, and recorded as part of such groups as the Enchanters and the Dell-Tones in the 1950s. As a soloist she recorded under her birth name, although most of her work was released under her stage name on the Everest Records, with whom she signed in 1958, Billboard Magazine, December 1, 1958, p. 7. and Fontana Records labels.

Although showing much promise early on, especially after TV appearances, including the Harry Belafonte Spectacular, her development suffered through poor management. Some unscrupulous recording executives profited while she had limited financial resources—a victim of unpaid royalties—and only saved by the fact that she was able to work steadily and earn her money from live performances.David Hinckley. New York Daily News, May 26, 2004.

During her earlier years on the road, Lynne shared bills with RnB, jazz, traditional pop, and pop singers including Ray Charles, Billy Eckstine, Johnny Mathis and Ella Fitzgerald. TV specials include two with Harry Belafonte. Billboard Magazine, November 28, 1960, p. 14. She wrote lyrics for "Watermelon Man" with Herbie Hancock, and "All Day Long" with Kenny Burrell. Her final recording was "I Wish It Would Snow" featuring Bucky Pizzarelli. The song was featured in the 2014 Lifetime movie Seasons of Love, starring Gladys Knight and Taraji P. Henson.

New York City proclaimed July 25, 1995 as "Gloria Lynne Day."

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Personal life She and her husband, Harry Alleyne, had a son, Richard. Gloria and Richard Alleyne ran a production company, Family Bread Music Inc.Remarks by the Hon. John Conyers Jr., Congressional Record, Extension of Remarks Vol. 153, Pt. 10, May 22, 2007, p. 13571.

She died of a heart attack on October 15, 2013, in Newark, New Jersey, at the age of 83.

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Awards In 1996, Lynne received the International Women of Jazz Award, and she was honored with a Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1997. Other awards and recognition include the National Treasure Award from the Seasoned Citizens Theatre Company (2003); induction into the National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame; Living Legend Award from the State of Pennsylvania (2007). In 2008, Lynne was presented with a special award for "Outstanding Achievement In Jazz", at the New York MAC Awards. In 2010, she was honored at New York's Schomburg Library, for her many contributions to the music industry and the world by Great Women In Music and its founder Roz Nixon. Roz Nixon Entertainment worked successfully with Lynne throughout her final years, producing, co-producing or participating in making the arrangements for Ms. Lynne's appearances pertaining to her last concerts or significant events.

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Charted singles

1961	"The Jazz in You"	109	—	Everest Records
	"He Needs Me"	111	—
	"Impossible"	95	16
	"You Don't Have To Be A Tower Of Strength"	100	—
1964	"I Wish You Love"	28	3
	"I Should Care"	64	47
	"Be Anything (But Be Mine)"	88	40	Fontana Records
	"Don't Take Your Love From Me"	76	—	Everest Records
1965	"Watermelon Man"	62	8	Fontana Records

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Discography

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As a member of the Dell-Tones

84015

244

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Singles

Josie Records	767
"June Night"/"Perdido"	19303
19308
19326
19337
19343
19346
19347
19367
19373
19390
19409
19418
19428
19431
2008
2023
2030
2036
2042
2044
2047
2051
2055
2058
2059
2061
2062
"Little Boy Blues"/"Way Beyond the Hills"	6037
6077
"Be Anything (but Be Mine)"/"Soul Serenade"	1890
1507
1511
1523
1538
1554
1560
1567
1594
1617
1627
1639
1660
1674
5103
36
504
"Never My Love"/"The Summer Knows"	73267
73294
31003
own a copy of the album

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Albums

Miss Gloria Lynne (with Wild Bill Davis and His Group)	Everest	LP	BR-5022
BR-5063
BR-5090
BR-5101
BR-5126
BR-5128
BR-5131
BR-5137
BR-5203
BR-5208
BR-5220
BR-5226
BR-5228
BR-5230
BR-5231
Intimate Moments	SRF-67528
SRF-67541
SRF-67546
BR-5237
Where It's At	SRF-67555
SRF-67561
SRF-67571
SRF-67577
SRF-67589
7709
SRM-1-633
LP-122
ASD-9311
NED-1122
No Detour Ahead	Muse	CD	MR-5414
MR-5381
This One's On Me	HighNote		HCD 7015
From My Heart to Yours			HCD 7162

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External links

• 1=http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/glynne.htm at Soulfulkindamusic.com
• 1=http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/default.aspx?aid=2978 at Verve Records
• 1=http://www.afrocentricnews.com/html/gloria_lynne.html at Afrocentricnews.com

Categories: 1929 Births, 2013 Deaths, American Women Jazz Singers, American Jazz Singers, Singers From New York City, Smash Records Artists, Muse Records Artists, Jazz Musicians From New York, Highnote Records Artists, 21st-century American Women, Methodists From New York, 20th-century Methodists, 21st-century Methodists

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