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Tammi Terrell

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American R&B/Soul singer and songwriter, died prematurely at age 25 of brain cancer. Born: April 29, 1945 // Philadelphia, PA, United States. Died: March 16, 1970 // Philadelphia, PA, United States. Prior to her fame at [l=Motown], at the age of 15 she was first discovered, and approached to record and sign a contract, by [a=Luther Dixon] who signed her to [l=Wand] Records in New York, A division of [l=Scepter Records]. Recording using her real name of [a=Tammy Montgomery], at age 16 her first release for the Scepter label was, 'If You See Bill' b/w 'It's Mine', which was released on Scepter 1224, 06-Nov-1961.

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