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Loading the player. Jo Thompson, an acclaimed singer and musician of Detroit, has died at age 92. While her name is not mentioned with the titans of Jazz, she helped break the color barrier at many nightclubs and performance venues where such legends would later take stage. As reported by The Detroit News, Thompson was among the very first Black artists able to perform in several clubs throughout the country, particularly in Miami’s nightclub circuit. She was among the first Detroit female performers to play at New York City’s Cafe Carlyle, along with recently departed Supremes singer Mary Wilson and Broadway star

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