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Gwen McCrae
First coming to attention in a duo with her husband George, Gwen McCrae went on
to solo success, notably with her 1975 smash Rockin' Chair, which sold over 3
million and earned three Grammy Award nominations. Born in Pensacola (Florida)
on December 21, 1943, the youngest of five children, Gwen grew up singing in a
Pentecostal church and, as a teenager, sang in clubs with groups like the
Lafayettes and the Independents. In 1963 she started performing with her husband
George, and the duo were discovered by the singer Betty Wright and recorded
their first single together, "Three Hea...
