Christine Kittrell

Christine Kittrell
Born	August 11, 1929(1929-08-11) Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Died	December 19, 2001(2001-12-19) (aged 72) Columbus, Ohio, United States
Genres	R&B
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1951–1968
Labels	Tennessee, Republic, Champion, Vee-Jay, Federal, King Records

Christine Kittrell (August 11, 1929 – December 19, 2001) was an American R&B singer, who first recorded tracks in 1951 with Louis Brooks and his Band. In 1954 she recorded tracks for the Republic record label, two of which featured Little Richard on piano and a third with Richard as backing vocalist.

In 1967 Kittrell was wounded while performing to troops in Vietnam, and recorded her final music in 1968. Throughout her life Kittrell had recorded thirty four tracks over six labels.

Kittrell died in 2001 of emphysema at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

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Persondata
Name	Kittrell, Christine
Alternative names
Short description	Singer-songwriter, musician
Date of birth	August 11, 1929
Place of birth	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Date of death	December 19, 2001
Place of death	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.