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Thomas, Leon, 1937-1999

LC control no.n 92008547
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Personal name headingThomas, Leon, 1937-1999
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Variant(s)Thomas, Amos Leon, 1937-1999
Thomas, Leone, 1937-1999
Thomas, Amosis Leontopolis, 1937-1999
Birth date1937-10-04
Death date1999-05-08
Place of birthEast Saint Louis (Ill.)
Place of deathBronx (New York, N.Y.)
Field of activityMusic
Profession or occupationSingers Percussionists Lyricists Jazz musicians
Found inCrawford, H. Mr. Chips [SR] p1987: container (Leon Thomas)
Karma, p1995: booklet (Amos Leon Thomas, composer; Leon Thomas, vocal & percussion)
The new Grove dict. of jazz, 1988 (Thomas, Leone, b. Amos Leon Thomas, Jr., Oct. 4, 1937; changed Leon to Leone in 1976)
New York Times, May 14, 1999 (Leon Thomas, 61, jazz singer known for 'yodel'; d. May 8, 1999, Bronx; b. East St. Louis, Ill.)
Grove music online, Oct. 18, 2007: Jazz (Thomas, (Amos) Leon(, Jr.) (Leone); b. Oct. 4, 1937, East St. Louis, IL, d. May 8, 1999, New York; singer)
Sanders, Pharoah. Karma, 1972, ©1971: labels (Amosis Leontopolis Thomas; writer of lyrics)
Associated languageeng