Ann Sexton
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- For the poet and writer Anne Sexton, see Anne SextonAnne SextonAnne Sexton was an American poet, known for her highly personal, confessional verse. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967...
Ann Sexton (born Mary Burton, February 5, 1950, Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina
-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...
, South Carolina
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, United States
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) is an American
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soul singer.
Sexton recorded a number of records for John Richbourg during the 1970s. A minor recording artist, her obscure recordings became popular during the Northern Soul
Northern soul
Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged from the British mod scene, initially in northern England in the late 1960s. Northern soul mainly consists of a particular style of black American soul music based on the heavy beat and fast tempo of the mid-1960s Tamla Motown sound...
phenomenon in Europe.
Her 1973 recording of "You're Losing Me" was featured in the 2003 film
Film
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, 21 Grams
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.
Sexton, using her real name Mary Burton, worked at a New York
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school as a paraprofessional
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. Sonny Hudson, who worked in the same school, answered some internet inquiries about Sexton. Hudson, acting on her behalf and that of the German DJ and promoter Dan Dombrowe, began negotiations and after a lengthy period, Sexton agreed to go on stage again after a 30 year absence. In March 2007, she made her first performance since the 1970s at the Baltic Soul Weekender
Baltic Soul Weekender
The Baltic Soul Weekender is an annual event held in Germany at the holiday resort Weissenhäuser Strand. The Baltic Soul Weekender offers a musical journey through the past decades of music: Soul, Funk, Soulful House and Disco on four separate dance floors...
in Germany. She performed again at the Baltic Soul Weekender in April 2008.
Discography
- Loving You, Loving Me (Seventy 7 Records, 1973)
- The Beginning (Sound Stage 7Sound Stage 7Sound Stage 7 was an American, Nashville, Tennessee based record label of the 1960s and 1970s, noted mainly for its soul music releases. The label's biggest star was Joe Simon, who placed numerous singles on the U.S...
, 1977) - You're Gonna Miss Me (CharlyCharly RecordsCharly Records is a British record label which specialises in reissued material.-History:Among the labels whose original releases are reissued by Charly are Vee-Jay, Sun, Immediate, BYG, Tomato, and Fania. Charly Records was founded in France in 1974 by Jean-Luc Young, who had been a promoter of...
, 1995) - Anthology (Soul Brother Records, 2004)