Leon Thomas | |
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| Birth name | Amos Leon Thomas Jr. |
| Born | October 4, 1937 East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 8, 1999 (aged 61) Bronx, New York |
| Genres | Free jazz, blues, soul jazz |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1950s–1970s |
| Labels | Flying Dutchman |
Amos Leon Thomas Jr. (October 4, 1937 – May 8, 1999), known professionally as Leon Thomas, was an American jazz and blues vocalist, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and known for his bellowing glottal-stop style of free jazz singing in the late 1960s and 1970s.[1]