Cassandra Wilson

Cassandra Wilson is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. She is one of the most successful female jazz singers and has been described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack [who has] expanded the playing field" by incorporating blues, country, and folk music into her work. She has won numerous awards, including two Grammys, and was named "America's Best Singer" by Time magazine in 2001.

4 December 1955

Born on the same birth date (4 December 1955): Dave Taylor (ice hockey) • Philip Hammond

Born on the same birth day (4 December): Bill Collins (television presenter) • Deanna Durbin • Edith Cavell • Fred Armisen • Gary Rossington • Herbert Read • Igor Sjunin • Ivan Belikov • Jean Chapelain • John Aislabie • Jules Armand Dufaure • Orlando Brown (actor) • Robert Redfield • Victor French

Born in the same month (December 1955): Barbara Olson • Binali Yıldırım • Bogusław Mamiński • Brad Davis (basketball) • Carol Browner • Chamras Saewataporn • Chiharu Matsuyama • Christian Sackewitz • Dave Taylor (ice hockey) • Donald D. Hoffman • Evan Bayh • Galina Murašova • Grace Knight • Liu Xiaobo • Martin Schulz • Verónica Forqué • Vijay Mallya