What is Abbey Lincoln?
[[File:Abbey Lincoln in 1966.jpg|thumb|306x306px]] '''Anna Marie Wooldridge''' (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), known professionally as '''Abbey Lincoln''', was an American [[jazz]] vocalist, songwriter, and actress. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s. Lincoln made a career out of delivering deeply felt presentations of standards as well as writing and singing her own material. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lincoln, Abbey}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2010 deaths]] [[Category:American jazz singers]] [[Category:African-American singers]] {{US-bio-stub}}