Mary Stallings

Mary Stallings (born August 16, 1939) is an American jazz vocalist and mother of soul singer Adriana Evans.
One of eleven children, Mary Stallings was born in San Francisco, California. She grew up in the neighborhood of Laurel Heights, singing in the black gospel choir of the First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. By her teens, Stallings began singing in San Francisco night clubs such as the Hungry i, The Purple Onion, and El Matador. She performed with Ben Webster,... more