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Esther Phillips
American r&b singer.
Born December 23rd, 1935 in Galveston. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1984 at 48 years old in Torrance (kidney failure, liver failure). [ref]
Occupations
jazz musician, singer
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan