Phyllis Hyman
July 6, 1949 – June 30, 1995
Phyllis Hyman was an American R&B singer who first came to prominence as Norman Connors’ duet partner on his 1975 cover of the Stylistics’ “Betcha By Golly Wow.” Throughout her career, Hyman scored several R&B hits including a Top Ten hit with “Can’t We Fall In Love Again” in 1981. That same year, Hyman received a Tony nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her work in Sophisticated Ladies. In 1985, she recorded the theme song for the James Bond film, Never Say Never Again. Hyman reportedly suffered from personal and financial troubles and took her own life by overdose at the age of 45.
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