Popular African-American vocalist and entertainer Barbara McNair dazzled audiences with her singing prowess and exceptional beauty for well over four decades until her death on February 4, 2007 of throat cancer in Los Angeles. Compared in light-skinned attractiveness and glamor to Lena Horne, the Chicago-born entertainer and one-time secretary was raised in Racine, Wisconsin, where she sang in her church choir and was encouraged by her parents to pursue voice. Following music studies at the ...[Read Story]
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