Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer Cassandra Wilson Dies at 70

AURN News · Sep 3, 2026 · 1:02

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Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson has died at 70. The Jackson, Mississippi, native was celebrated for a career spanning jazz, blues, gospel and folk, and Jackson Mayor John Horhn praised her as "an extraordinary native daughter."

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