Singer, Teacher Jimmy McPhail Dies The Washington Post | March 19, 1998| | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Jimmy McPhail, 70, a Washington blues singer who toured and recorded with such jazz luminaries as Duke Ellington, taught for 25 years at Eliot Junior High School and operated a popular Northeast Washington nightspot, the Gold Room, died March 16 at Howard University Hospital. He had heart ailments.

Mr. McPhail appeared with such singers as Pearl Bailey, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Josephine Baker. In 1965, he performed in the San Francisco premiere of Duke Ellington's first "sacred concert," a program of original religious music. He recorded with Ellington for RCA Victor.

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