She settled in Los Angeles, where she never became a star but did rub shoulders with some of the elites of old Hollywood, including backing up singer Pearl Bailey, being an extra in a scene with Diana ...

At age 95, there was no other way to describe Dalyce Curry, or ''Momma Dee'' to her large extended family, other than ''fabulous.'' ''My grandmother still wore her big hair, glasses, nails, you ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — At age 95 ... including backing up singer Pearl Bailey, being an extra in a scene with Diana Ross in "Lady Sings the Blues" and being mentored by the first Black woman to ...

Mathews: California to Uncle Sam — shut up and ... and sang and danced backing up Pearl Bailey in venues across the U.S. In later life Curry became a nurse, working in convalescent homes and ...

Dalyce Kelley pauses Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, while remembering her 95-year-old grandmother, Dalyce Curry, who died days earlier in the California ... danced backing up Pearl Bailey in venues ...

LOS ANGELES — At age 95, there was no other way to describe Dalyce Curry, or “Momma Dee” to her large extended family, other than “fabulous.” ”My grandmother still wore her big hair ...