Sandi Russell

Sandi Russell (Sandra Anita Russell, Harlem, New York City, January 16, 1946 - June 23, 2017) was an American jazz singer, journalist, writer and lecturer. Sandi Russell was born to James "Jimmy" and Gazetta "Etta" Russell. She was a descendant, through her mother, of the Native American tribe who befriended the first English settlers in Virginia, and the African slaves who helped create America. Sandi grew up in Harlem during the U.S. Civil Rights era.