What is Shirley Horn?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Shirley Horn | image = Shirley Horn (1981).jpg | caption = Horn in 1981 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Shirley Valerie Horn | birth_date = {{birth date|1934|5|1|mf=yes}} | origin = | birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2005|10|20|1934|5|1|mf=yes}} | death_place = | genre = [[Jazz]], [[blues]] | occupation = Musician | instrument = Vocals, piano | years_active = 1959–2004 | label = Stere-o-craft<small> (1960)</small><br />[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]<small> (1963)</small><br />[[ABC Records|ABC-Paramount]]<small> (1965)</small><br />[[Perception Records|Perception]]<small> (1972)</small><br />[[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]]<small> (1978-81)</small><br />[[Sony Music Entertainment#1934-1991: Columbia/CBS Records|CBS]]<small> (1985)</small><br />[[Verve Records|Verve]]<small> (1987-2005)</small> | associated_acts = [[Miles Davis]]<br />Charles Ables<br />[[Steve Williams (jazz drummer)|Steve Williams]] }} '''Shirley Valerie Horn''' (May 1, 1934 – October 20, 2005) was an [[United States|American]] [[jazz]] [[musician]], [[pianist]] and [[singer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Shirley Horn|publisher=All Music|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shirley-horn-mn0000030925/awards|access-date=January 10, 2021}}</ref> She [[collaboration|collaborated]] with many jazz greats, including [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Carmen MacRae]] and [[Wynton Marsalis]]. Horn was nominated for nine [[Grammy Award]]s. She won the [[Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance]]. Horn was born in [[Washington, D.C.]]. She died from [[breast cancer]] and [[diabetes]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mesmerizing Jazz Singer and Pianist|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/21/AR2005102101624.html|access-date=January 10, 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}