Terry Timmons

Terry Timmons (born Teresa Walker, 12 April 1927 – 3 August 1970) was an American R&B singer who performed and recorded in the late 1940s and early 1950s in a style that was compared to Dinah Washington.

She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, shortly after her parents and brothers had moved from Charleston, West Virginia. - and "Daddy Be Good To Me". She continued to perform with Memphis Slim in Chicago, toured the Midwest, and recorded for RCA Victor until 1953, but her records had little commercial success. In 1953 she signed for the independent United label, and released further solo singles, She continued to perform in Chicago clubs in the late 1950s. She died in 1970, aged 43.

A CD of her recordings, The Chronological Terry Timmons, 1950-1953, was released by the FrenchClassic Jazz label in 2004.