Guide Note: Grace Bumbry was an African-American mezzo-soprano opera singer. She is one of the leading singers of her range in her generation.
Fast Facts:
- Born: January 4, 1937
- Birthplace: St Louis, Missouri
- Birth Name: Grace Ann Melzia Bumbry
- Professional Debut: 1960 at the Paris Opera
- First African-American singer at the BayreuthOpera House
- Was invited by Jacqueline Kennedy to sing at the White House and again at the Ronald Reagan Inauguration in 1981
- Star on St. Louis Walk Of Fame awarded in 1992