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Watch Charenée Wade And Lizz Wright Perform A Tribute To Mary Lou Williams

NPR | By Ann Powers
Published October 2, 2019 at 8:07 AM CDT

Charenée Wade dazzles with her Ella Fitzgerald-style vocalese, performing the Mary Lou Williams composition "What's Your Story Morning Glory?" during the 2019 NPR Music Turning the Tables opening concert at Lincoln Center.

Watch the full Turning the Tables tribute to 8 Women Who Invented Popular Music, recorded live at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park and read more about the series.

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Ann Powers
Ann Powers is NPR Music's critic and correspondent. She writes for NPR's music news blog, The Record, and she can be heard on NPR's newsmagazines and music programs.
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