Phyllis Hyman
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Phyllis Linda Hyman (July 6, 1949 – June 30, 1995) was an American singer and actress. Hyman is best known for her music during the late–1970s through the early–1990s, some of her most notable songs were; "You Know How to Love Me" (1979), "Living All Alone" (1986) and "Don't Wanna Change the World" (1991). Hyman also performed on Broadway in the 1981 musical based on the music of Duke Ellington, Sophisticated Ladies, which ran from 1981 until 1983. The musical earned her a Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.

Hyman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Phillip, a World War II Veteran, and Louise Hyman, waitress at a local night club, and grew up in St. Clair Village, the South Hills section of Pittsburgh. The eldest of seven children, Hyman's paternal great-grandparents were Ishmael and Cassandra (Cross) Hyman. After leaving Pittsburgh, her music training started at a music school. On graduation, she performed on a national tour with the group New Direction in 1971. After the group disbanded, she joined All the People and worked with another local group, The Hondo Beat. At this time, she appeared in the film Lenny (1974). She also did a two-year stint leading a band called "Phyllis Hyman and the P/H Factor". She was discovered in 1975 by music industry veteran Sid Maurer, and former Epic Records promoter Fred Frank, and signed to their Roadshow Records/Desert Moon imprint.