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Born: August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, LA

Died: July 6, 1971 in Queens, NY (69 years old)

Years Active: 1919-1971

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Born: May 3, 1933 in Barnwell, SC

Died: December 25, 2006 in Atlanta, GA (73 years old)

Years Active: 1953-2006

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Born: January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, MS

Died: December 11, 1964 in Los Angeles, CA (33 years old)

Years Active: 1951-1964

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Born: April 25, 1917 in Newport News, VA

Died: June 15, 1996 in Beverly Hills, CA (79 years old)

Years Active: 1934-1993

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Born: April 2, 1939 in Washington, D.C.

Died: April 1, 1984 in Los Angeles, CA (44 years old)

Years Active: 1957-1984

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Born: April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, PA

Died: July 17, 1959 in New York, NY (44 years old)

Years Active: 1933-1959

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Born: October 26, 1911 in New Orleans, LA

Died: January 27, 1972 in Evergreen Park, IL (60 years old)

Years Active: 1928-1971

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(Samara Joy McLendon)

Born: November 11, 1999

Years Active: 2019-present

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(Alicia Augello-Cook)

Born: January 25, 1981 in New York, NY

Years Active: 1996-present

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(John Roger Stephens)

Born: December 28, 1978 in Springfield, OH

Years Active: 2000-present

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Born: December 1, 1985 in Kansas City, KS

Years Active: 2003-present

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Born: March 26, 1944 in Detroit, MI

Years Active: 1964-present

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(Eunice Kathleen Waymon)

Born: February 21, 1933 in Tryon, NC

Died: April 21, 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, France (70 years old)

Years Active: 1954-2003

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(Rosetta Nubin)

Born: March 20, 1915 in Cotton Plant, AR

Died: October 9, 1973 in Philadelphia, PA (58 years old)

Years Active: 1919-1973

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Born: April 5, 1973 in Virginia Beach, VA

Years Active: 1994-present

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(Stevland Hardaway Judkins)

Born: May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, MI

Years Active: 1961-present

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