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Maxwell was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a Haitian mother and a Puerto Rican father. His mother grew up in a devout Baptist household in Haiti. [11] [12] [13] Maxwell's father died in a plane crash around 1976 or 1977 when Maxwell was three years old. [14] Maxwell grew up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of East New York. [15]
Holle Thee Maxwell (born Holly Maxwell; October 17, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter. Maxwell has performed with soul and blues artist Ike Turner and jazz organist Jimmy Smith . Maxwell wrote a song for Bobby Bland 's 1978 album, Come Fly with Me .
Baciliky Andris "Betty" Maxwell (née Cantrell; born September 1, 1994) is an American singer, actress, model, author, and beauty pageant titleholder from Warner Robins, Georgia, who was crowned Miss Georgia 2015. [1] On September 13, 2015, she was crowned Miss America 2016 by Miss America 2015, Kira Kazantsev.
Thomas Edward Maxwell (born September 19, 1965) is an American songwriter, singer, and musician. Most notably, Maxwell is the former lead singer of the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers . He wrote the single " Hell " from the 1996 platinum-certified album Hot .
Maxwell was born in New Orleans, son of Edward Maxwell, who played drums with the Rene Louapre Society Orchestra [2] [3] from 1950 up until joining Jimmy in 1981. His mother was a professional singer. Maxwell was taken as a youngster to hear many jazz, pop and classical artists at local clubs and concert halls.
Maxwell was born Elisabeth Jenny Jeanne Meynard in La Grive, near Saint-Alban-de-Roche, France, to Louis "Paul" Meynard and Colombe (née Petel) Meynard. [1] [5] Paul Meynard was a descendant of Protestant Huguenot aristocracy whose distant lineage included kings of France, [6] [7] while Colombe Meynard was a Roman Catholic whose marriage to a Protestant resulted in her excommunication.
Charmayne Maxena Maxwell (January 11, 1969 – February 28, 2015 [1]), professionally known as Maxee, was a Guyana-born American singer and songwriter. In the mid-1990s, Maxwell came to prominence as a member of the female R&B trio Brownstone .
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