Phyllis Hyman
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About
R&B singer who sang "Can't We Fall in Love Again" and "Don't Wanna Change the World" and who acted in films like 1988's School Daze.
Before Fame
She toured with the group New Direction in 1971 after graduating from music school. She had early collaborations with artists like Pharoah Sanders.
Trivia
She committed suicide via an overdose of pentobarbital and secobarbital in 1995.
Family Life
Her cousin was actor Earle Hyman.
Associated With
Her first album, Somewhere In My Lifetime, featured a title-track produced by Barry Manilow.
