Mlle. Cool

Lorraine Glover 1955 Donald Byrd's Wife She is so cool, although there was a question around her identity, because some people argued that the trumpeter's second wife was named Yourma. www.burnedshoes.com solved the mystery with research and wrote that in April 1958, Donald Byrd (Pepper Adams Quintet) recorded the song "Yourna" They suggested that Yourna was Lorraine's pseudonym. Here's their wedding announcement.

ROCK CREEK PARK Donald Byrd and the Blackbyrds

In September 1974 my good friend AK swears we saw them with the Hues Corporation, Richard Pryor, and Sly Stone at Franklin Park in Boston. If I don't remember that, does that mean I didn't see them.

RIP Donald Byrd

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