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Phyllis Hyman

Phyllis Linda Hyman was born on July 6, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and emerged as a soulful contralto singer whose career spanned the late 1970s through the early 1990s. After early training in music schools and touring with groups such as New Direction and All the People, Phyllis Hyman signed with Roadshow Records/Desert Moon in 1975, and her breakthrough came when she joined Norman Connors on the 1976 album You Are My Starship, earning a Gold certification and establishing her presence on jazz and R&B radio. She released her debut solo album Phyllis Hyman in 1977, fol...