| LC control no. | n 92008547 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Thomas, Leon, 1937-1999 |
| Variant(s) | Thomas, Amos Leon, 1937-1999 Thomas, Leone, 1937-1999 Thomas, Amosis Leontopolis, 1937-1999 |
| Birth date | 1937-10-04 |
| Death date | 1999-05-08 |
| Place of birth | East Saint Louis (Ill.) |
| Place of death | Bronx (New York, N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Music |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Percussionists Lyricists Jazz musicians |
| Found in | Crawford, 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 language | eng |
 |  |  |
View this record in: MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
