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Shonka Dukureh

Blues Singer born on

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Profession
Blues Singer
Died
Jul 21, 2022
Zodiac
Virgo
Born in
Charlotte NC
About
Singer and musician known for her acting debut smash in the 2022 Baz Luhrmann film Elvis in a role as the artist Big Momma Thorton, the first singer to make a hit single of the song Hound Dog. Her castmate Olivia DeJonge was quoted as saying that Shonka's performance of the song for the movie "was a spiritual experience" to behold. Sadly, though, she would die on July 21, 2022, found unresponsive by family members at home in Nashville, Tennessee. She was working on releasing a studio album titled The Lady Sing the Blues at the time of her death. 
Family
She left behind two children.

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