GONZALEZ, BABS

GONZALEZ, BABS (née LEE BROWN). Jazz singer (27 October 1919 in Newark, New Jersey; 23 January 1980 in Newark). He began piano study at the age of seven. He obtained his education in the public schools of Newark, New Jersey. He played with local groups at an early age and began performing professionally with a group led by Pancho Diggs during his high-school years. After graduation, he lived in Los Angeles, California, for a year or more, then settled in...