1937 - 1999
Leon Thomas American Jazz Musician
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Details
First Name |
Leon
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Last Name |
Thomas
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Birthday |
4th October, 1937
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Birthplace |
East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
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Died |
8th May, 1999
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Place of Death |
Bronx, New York
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Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
Singer
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Occupation |
Jazz Musician
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Music Genre (Text) |
Free jazz, blues, soul jazz
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Music Genre |
Jazz
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Year(s) Active |
1950s–1970s
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Music Style |
Post-Bop, Vocal Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz
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Music Mood |
Sophisticated, Complex, Intense, Reflective, Uncompromising, Whimsical, Amiable/Good-Natured, Enigmatic
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Instrument |
Vocals
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Record Label |
Flying Dutchman
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Associated Acts |
Grant Green, Jimmy Forrest, Hank Crawford, Count Basie, Pharoah Sanders, Louis Armstrong
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Amos Leon Thomas Jr. (October 4, 1937 – May 8, 1999), known professionally as Leon Thomas, was an American jazz and blues vocalist, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and known for his bellowing glottal-stop style of free jazz singing in the late 1960s and 1970s.