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Both her soul touching music and joyous spirit will truly be missed
The Los Angeles jazz and blues legend, Barbara Morrison died Wednesday at 72. Morrison grew up in the Detroit suburbs. Her father was a doo-wop singer, and she sang too through her young years. Her albums included “I Know How to Do It” (1996) and “Visit Me” (1999). The Los Angeles legend spent more than a decade performing a Pip’s on La Brea Avenue, a jazz club in Mid-City as well as Leimert Park Village, where she opened the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center. She will be missed and always loved.
