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'''Cassandra Wilson''' (born December 4, 1955) is an American [[jazz]] singer, songwriter, and producer from [[Jackson, Mississippi]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Cassandra Wilson on Allmusic.com | url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p7837|pure_url=yes}} | access-date =November 23, 2009 }}</ref> She is one of the most successful female Jazzjazz singers and has been described by critic [[Gary Giddins]]<ref>[[Gary Giddins|Giddins, Gary]]. (2000). ''Visions of Jazz: The First Century''. Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|978-0-19-513241-0}}, p. 643.</ref> as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable [[timbre]] and [[Attack (music)|attack]] [who has] expanded the playing field" by incorporating [[blues]], [[country music|country]], and [[folk music]] into her work. She has won numerous awards, including two Grammys,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=July 28, 2023 |title=All GRAMMY Awards and Nominations for Cassandra Wilson |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/cassandra-wilson/6923 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=www.grammy.com}}</ref> and was named "America's Best Singer" by Time magazine in 2001.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Crouch |first=Stanley |date=2001-07-09 |title=Cassandra Wilson |language=en-US |magazine=Time |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1000296,00.html |access-date=2023-07-28 |issn=0040-781X}}</ref>