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): Chinx • Guillermo Amor • Hasan al-Askari • Horst Buchholz • Jesse Burkett • Jim Hall (musician) • Jock Stirrup • Raul Boesel • Roh Tae-woo • Vinnie Dombroski

Born in the same month (December 1955): Carol Ann Duffy • Chamras Saewataporn • Chiharu Matsuyama • Clarence Gilyard • Dave Taylor (ice hockey) • Donald D. Hoffman • Evan Bayh • Jane Kaczmarek • Karen Tumulty • Kazuyuki Sekiguchi • Lonnie Smith (baseball) • Martin Schulz • Otis Birdsong • Philip Hammond • Steven Culp • Thomas C. Südhof • Verónica Forqué