Wednesday 28 May 2014
Dr. Maya Angelou, Obituary
BBC
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On the work of Maya Angelou (pdf file)
Her love of the music of John Lee Hooker and Charlie Parker (go to the top of Singin' and Swingin' and Getting' Merry Like Christmas)
From 1952-1953 she was married to a sailor, Enistasios (Tosh) Angelos, of Greek origin.
The BBC Obituary states that she took her surname from her first husband, "an aspiring Greek musician called Enistasios Angelos".
John Lee Hooker sings
Charlie Parker plays
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