American folk/blues singer from Enid, Oklahoma (1937-1993). In My Own Time (1971), It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the Best (1969). Cherokee heritage. Voice compared to Billie Holiday — broken, soulful, devastating. Bob Dylan's favorite folk singer. Heroin addiction, poverty, AIDS. Posthumously celebrated.

  • Started
    Jan 01, 1962
  • Authority
    Fan contributed