abstract:Jessye Mae Norman (born September 15, 1945) is an AmericanJessye Norman (born 1945), New Georgia Encyclopedia. Grammy award-winning contemporary opera singer and recitalist, and is a successful performer of classical music.
Indeed,it was more than Horne's talent as an entertainer that brought artists such as Vanessa Williams, Dianne Carroll,Dionne Warwick and the international opera star Jessye Norman to Saint Ignatius Loyola on Friday.
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Other famous people who hail from Augusta include actress Thelma "Butterfly" McQueen, who played Prissy in "Gone With the Wind, " actor Laurence Fishburne, soprano JessyeNorman and Frank Yerby, the famous poet and author.