Leon Thomas

Leon Thomas
Birth nameAmos Leon Thomas Jr.
Born(1937-10-04)October 4, 1937
East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 8, 1999(1999-05-08) (aged 61)
Bronx, New York
GenresFree jazz, blues, soul jazz
OccupationSinger
Years active1950s–1970s
LabelsFlying Dutchman

Amos Leon Thomas Jr. (October 4, 1937 – May 8, 1999), known professionally as Leon Thomas, was an American jazz and blues vocalist, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and known for his bellowing glottal-stop style of free jazz singing in the late 1960s and 1970s.

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