Talk:Retta Young

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Birth name

As discussed here it's Henrietta.

http://darcysfeelit.blogspot.com/2011/01/lets-go-dancing.html

She was married to Al Goodman who was with the group Ray, Goodman & Brown.

NY Times article - Al Goodman, R&B Singer, Dies at 67

Karl Twist (talk) 12:39, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Karl Twist: Is Retta Young alive or dead? When people are still living we generally refer to them in the present, even if they achieved prominence in the past i.e. "is a singer," or "is a retired performer...". The subject should be treated as living until reliable sources indicate otherwise. --Animalparty! (talk) 00:31, 6 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]