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Tammi Terrell

1945 - 1970

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Thomasina Winifred Montgomery (April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970), professionally known as Tammi Terrell, was an American singer-songwriter, widely known as a star singer for Motown Records during the 1960s, notably for a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye. Terrell began her career as a teenager, first recording for Scepter/Wand Records, before spending nearly nine months as a member of James Brown's Revue, recording for Brown's Try Me label. After attending college, Terrell recorded briefly for Checker Records before signing with Motown in 1965. With Gaye, she scored seven Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" and "You're All I Need to Get By". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tammi Terrell is the 1,043rd most popular singer (down from 754th in 2019), the 5,808th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,986th in 2019) and the 293rd most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Tammi Terrell ranks 1,043 out of 4,381. Before her are Elīna Garanča, Doris Dragović, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Michèle Arnaud, Luis Fonsi, and Josepha Weber. After her are Luis Alberto Spinetta, Maria Guleghina, Ayumi Hamasaki, Mýa, Katharine McPhee, and Kićo Slabinac.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Tammi Terrell ranks 342. Before her are Gordon Thomson, Marion Rung, Roberta Bondar, David A. Granger, Tommy Franks, and Walter Momper. After her are Ivan Lins, Norio Wakamoto, Diahnne Abbott, Steinar Amundsen, Yu Zhengsheng, and Burning Spear. Among people deceased in 1970, Tammi Terrell ranks 165. Before her are Luis Mariano, Soledad Miranda, Marietta Blau, Max Abegglen, Fritz Kortner, and William Daniels. After her are Ralph Hartley, Adolf Wiklund, Alfred Sturtevant, Jérôme Carcopino, Alfréd Rényi, and Parashqevi Qiriazi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tammi Terrell ranks 5,808 out of 20,380. Before her are Betty Gilpin (1986), James Gunn (1938), Norman Holter (1914), Emile Ardolino (1943), Huey P. Newton (1942), and Gina Raimondo (1971). After her are Adam Levine (1979), Emily Donelson (1807), Linda Kozlowski (1958), Robert Levin (1947), Chris Elliott (1960), and Mýa (1979).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Tammi Terrell ranks 293. Before her are Prodigy (1974), Tammy Wynette (1942), Loretta Lynn (1932), Rosa Ponselle (1897), Anita O'Day (1919), and Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893). After her are Mýa (1979), Katharine McPhee (1984), Andrea True (1943), Kim Gordon (1953), Mark Tornillo (1954), and Joan Osborne (1962).

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