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Cassandra Wilson, Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer, Dies at 70

Billboard · September 2, 2026 at 5:19 PM

Cassandra Wilson , the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer has died.

She was 70.

Dubbed America’s best singer by Time magazine in 2001, Wilson was best known for her genre-bending voice, which expanded the boundaries of traditional blues-based jazz and worked effortles

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Cassandra Wilson, Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer, Dies at 70

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