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    Love Goddess, Ms. Phyllis, Pepper, Phyllis Alexander, Phyllis Linda Hyman, Queenie, Red, The Sophisticated Lady

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Phyllis Linda Hyman (July 6, – June 30, ) was an American singer-songwriter and actress. Phyllis Hyman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in the St. Clair Village, the South Hills section of Pittsburgh. Born to an African American family, she was the eldest of seven children and a third cousin of actor Earle Hyman (best known for his recurring role on TV&#;s The Cosby Show as Cliff&#;s father, Russell Huxtable). After leaving Pittsburgh, her music training started at a music school. On graduation, she performed on a national tour with the group New Direction in After the group disbanded, she joined All the People and worked with another local group, The Hondo Beat. At this time, she appeared in the film Lenny (). She also did a two-year stint leading a band called Phyllis Hyman and the P/H Factor. Hyman was discovered in by internationally known pop artist and music industry veteran Sid Maurer, and former Epic Records promoter Fred Frank, and signed to their Roadshow Records/Desert Moon imprint. Hyman moved to New York City to work on her reputation. She did background vocals on Jon Lucien&#;s Premonition and worked in clubs. In when Norman Connors was laying tr

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Born on July 6, , in Philadelphia, PA (some sources give year as ); died on June 30, ; oldest of seven brothers and sisters; raised in Pittsburgh; married Larry Alexander, late s (later divorced). Education: Attended Robert Morris Business College.

When Phyllis Hyman committed suicide in June of , she closed the book on a career that had long been deeply appreciated by connoisseurs of romantic jazz and rhythm-and-blues singing. A commanding physical presence and riveting stage performer, Hyman was a tragic figure beset by personal troubles. Never quite achieving the popularity that her prodigious talent seemed to justify, she nevertheless left behind a legacy of deeply felt recordings and unforgettable live performances.

Phyllis Hyman was born in Philadelphia, most likely on July 6, , and raised in Pittsburgh. (Some sources give the year as , but numerous press reports of her death mentioned that she had been ready to celebrate her forty-sixth birthday.) She was the oldest of seven brothers and sisters. An elementary school teacher noticed and nurtured her vocal talents, but she grew up poor and aimed at first toward a solid career as a legal secretary, attending the Robert

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