Myrna Crenshaw Brown (July 6, 1959 – April 1, 2007), best known as Screechy Peach, was an American singer and songwriter.
Initially the lead singer of Whild Peach, alongside her husband, guitarist David Whild, she would acquire fame in the 1990s due to her collaboration with such artists as
Outkast and
Macy Gray
Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known by her stage name Macy Gray, is an American R&B and soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday.
Gray ha ...
.
Illness and death
In 1996, she was diagnosed with
breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a r ...
. She died from the disease on April 1, 2007, aged 47, in
Decatur, Georgia.
Notice of death
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The Class of 3000 episode "Too Cool For School" was dedicated to her memory.
Discography
* OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below
**Co-wrote "Church" & "Bust"
**Performed on "I Like The Way You Move" "Church", "Bust", "Unhappy", "Ghetto Musick", "Happy Valentine"s Day", "Bowtie" and "War"
* Outkast - Idlewild
** Wrote & Performed "Mutron Angel"
** Co-Wrote & Performed on "The Train"
** Co-Wrote & Performed on "A Bad Note"
* Joi - Tennessee Slim Is The Bomb
** Performed on "Co Stars"
* Outkast - Aquemini
** Co-wrote "Liberation"
** Performed on various tracks
* Khujo Goodie
Willie Edward Knighton Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known as Khujo, is an American rapper. He is one-fourth of Goodie Mob (along with T-Mo, Cee-Lo, and Big Gipp), and one-half of The Lumberjacks (with T-Mo).
Life and career
Khujo was bor ...
- The Man Not The Dawg
** Produced, co-wrote & performed on "Pimpz & Hoz" & "Shawtly"
*Pink
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- "Can"t Take Me Home"
** Performed on "You Make Me Sick" re-mix
* Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq (; born Charles Ray Wiggins; May 14, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! In addition to his solo and group ...
- Live at the House Of Blues
** Performed on all tracks
* Big Gipp - Mutant Mindframe
** Performed on "Creeks"
*Killa Mike - Monster
** Performed on "A.D.I.D.A.S." and Monster
*Joi - Amoeba Cleansing Syndrome
** Performed on "U Turn Me On"
* OutKast - Big Boi & Dre Present Outkast Greatest Hits
** Performed on "The Whole World"
*OutKast - Atliens
** Co-wrote "You May Die"
** Performed on various tracks
*Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob is an American hip hop group based in Atlanta, Georgia, consisting of CeeLo Green, Khujo, T-Mo, and Big Gipp.
History
The group was formed in 1991 by Cameron " Big Gipp" Gipp, Willie "Khujo" Knighton Jr., CeeLo Green (born Tho ...
- Still Standing
** Produced & co-wrote "Just About Over", performed on "Just About Over" & "They Don't Dance No Mo", "I Feel Responsible" and "The Walk"
* Soundtrack - Scooby Doo Original Movie Soundtrack
**Performed on "Land Of A Million Drums"
* Backbone
The backbone is the vertebral column of a vertebrate.
Arts, entertainment, and media Film
* ''Backbone'' (1923 film), a 1923 lost silent film starring Alfred Lunt
* ''Backbone'' (1975 film), a 1975 Yugoslavian drama directed by Vlatko Gilić
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- "Concrete Law"
** Performed on "Yes Yes Ya"ll", "Believe That" and "Under Streetlights"
* Soundtrack - Tomb Raider Original Movie Soundtrack
** Performed on "Speed Ballin"
*Soundtrack - Ali Original Movie Soundtrack
** Performed on "Set Me Free" & "Death Letter"
* Dungeon Family
The Dungeon Family is a musical collective, based in Atlanta, Georgia that specializes in Southern hip hop with heavy funk and soul influences. The group derives its name from "The Dungeon", the name given to record producer Rico Wade's studio, ...
- Even In Darkness
** Performed on "Follow The Light" and "Rollin"
* Slimm Calhoun Slimm may refer to:
*Slimm Calhoun
*G-Slimm
*Iceberg Slimm
*Trayvon Martin
See also
* Slim (disambiguation)
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- "The Skinny"
** Performed on "Dirt Work", "Current Events" and "Red Clay"
*OutKast - Stankonia
** Performed on various tracks
*Witch Doctor
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- Witch Doctor
** Performed on "Goo Goo Eyes"
* Lil Will -
** Wrote, co-produced, & performed on "I Still Love You", performed on "Georgia Girl"
*Soundtrack - Shaft
** Performed on "Automatic"
*TLC
TLC may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Television
* ''TLC'' (TV series), a 2002 British situational comedy television series that aired on BBC2
* TLC (TV network), formerly the Learning Channel, an American cable TV network
** TLC (Asia), an A ...
- Fanmail
** Performed on "Silly Ho"
* Cool Breeze - East Points Greatest Hits
** Co-wrote "Ghetto Camelot" Performed on "Ghetto Camelot", "Creatine", "East Pointed" and "The Field"
* Soundtrack - Light It Up Original Movie Soundtrack
** Performed on "High Schoolin"
* Macy Gray
Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known by her stage name Macy Gray, is an American R&B and soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday.
Gray ha ...
- Macy Gray On How Life Is
** Performed on "Git Up, Git Out, Git Something"
References
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1959 births
2007 deaths
American rhythm and blues singers
Deaths from breast cancer
Deaths from cancer in Georgia (U.S. state)
Musicians from Atlanta
People from DeSoto, Texas
Singers from Texas
Singers from Georgia (U.S. state)
20th-century African-American women singers
21st-century African-American women singers