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My Take
Teena Marie is one of those artists I find myself defending with real passion. A white singer from Santa Monica who earned genuine love and respect in soul and R&B, she let her voice and songwriting do all the convincing. The fact that Rick James christened her Lady T speaks volumes about the company she kept and the standards she met. She did not just sing; she wrote, produced and played guitar, a complete musician in every sense. Her death in 2010 felt premature, and I think her catalogue deserves far more recognition than it currently receives.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Teena Marie
- Name (Japanese)
- ティーナ・マリー
- Reading
- てぃーな・まりー
- Born
- March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Santa Monica, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / guitarist / record producer / songwriter / singer-songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Venice High School
- University
- Santa Monica College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.teenamarie.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
Frequently asked questions
When was Teena Marie born?
March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010.
Where is Teena Marie from?
Teena Marie is from Santa Monica, California, United States.
What does Teena Marie do?
Teena Marie works as singer, guitarist, record producer, songwriter, singer-songwriter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.