Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For decades, Jackie Shane was a musical mystery: a riveting black transgender soul singer who packed out nightclubs in Toronto in the 1960s, but then disappeared after 1971.
But a Grammy-nominated album of her music called "Any Other Way" released in 2017 has awakened a wider interest in the pioneering singer. Now 78, Shane lives a very private life in Nashville, Tennessee, but realized she couldn't stay hidden any longer.
Shane grew up in the Jim Crow-era South, singing with gospel groups and working as a session musician, but found her real home as a singer in Toronto's R&B scene four decades ago. She said she feels overwhelmed at the number of people who are just now discovering her music.
The Grammys will air live on Feb. 10.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.