Byrdie Green (1936 - 2008) was a jazz and R&B singer born in Detroit, Michigan.
The daughter of a Baptist minister, she sang first in her father's church. Later she went to New York and performed in clubs. Around 1965, she was hired by organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith and recorded albums for Prestige Records, Roulette Records, & Twentieth Century Fox. She also cut a few 45rpm records.
Byrdie took a break from her career to raise her two daughters, Deborah A. Murray and Dardenella Braxton. Upon her return she performed at Carnegie Recital Hall, toured with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra and before her death in February 2008, she was with the touring company of the Broadway play Black and Blue. Byrdie's health started to fade and she developed emphysema and was on oxygen 24 hours a day, and had to use a wheelchair.
Green died at St. Luke's Hospital on April 26, 2008, and was eulogized at Mt. Neboh Church in New York City on May 3, 2008.
The daughter of a Baptist minister, she sang first in her father's church. Later she went to New York and performed in clubs. Around 1965, she was hired by organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith and recorded albums for Prestige Records, Roulette Records, & Twentieth Century Fox. She also cut a few 45rpm records.
Byrdie took a break from her career to raise her two daughters, Deborah A. Murray and Dardenella Braxton. Upon her return she performed at Carnegie Recital Hall, toured with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra and before her death in February 2008, she was with the touring company of the Broadway play Black and Blue. Byrdie's health started to fade and she developed emphysema and was on oxygen 24 hours a day, and had to use a wheelchair.
Green died at St. Luke's Hospital on April 26, 2008, and was eulogized at Mt. Neboh Church in New York City on May 3, 2008.
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Hija de un ministro bautista, cantó primero en la iglesia de su padre. Más tarde se fue a Nueva York y actuó en clubes. Alrededor de 1965, fue contratada por el organista Johnny "Hammond" Smith y grabó discos para Prestige Records, Roulette Records y Twentieth Century Fox. También grabó algunos discos de 45rpm.
Byrdie se tomó un descanso de su carrera para criar a sus dos hijas, Deborah A. Murray y Dardenella Braxton. A su regreso actuó en el Carnegie Recital Hall, realizó una gira con la Orquesta Thad Jones/Mel Lewis y, antes de su muerte en febrero de 2008, estuvo con la compañía de la obra de Broadway Black and Blue. La salud de Byrdie empezó a deteriorarse y desarrolló un enfisema y estuvo con oxígeno las 24 horas del día, por lo que tuvo que usar una silla de ruedas.
Green murió en el Hospital St. Luke's el 26 de abril de 2008, y fue elogiada en la iglesia Mt. Neboh de la ciudad de Nueva York el 3 de mayo de 2008
A1. See See Rider
A2. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
A3. Yesterday's Kisses
A4. The Poor Side Of Town
B1. (I've Been) Lonely Too Long
B2. I Had A Man
B3. Hold On To Him
B4. This Bitter Earth
B5. People
Label: Prestige – PRST 7509
Released: 1967
Personnel
Byrdie Green - Vocals
Houston Person - Tenor Saxophone
Thornel Schwartz - Guitar
Johnny "Hammond" Smith – Organ
Jimmy Lewis - Electric Bass
John Harris – Drums
Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Arranged By, Conductor
Notes
Producer – Cal Lampley
Recorded By, Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, April 20, 1967
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