Mississippi-born Wilson, who worked across folk, pop, R&B and country, was once dubbed America’s best singerCassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer has died. John Horhn, mayor of Jackson, Miss., said of Wilson that "Jackson has lost an extraordinary native daughter, and the world has lost a singular musical voice." Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Mississippi-born Wilson, who worked across folk, pop, R&B and country, was once dubbed America’s best singerCassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer has died. She was 70.Dubbed America’s best singer by Time magazine in...S1

• John Horhn, mayor of Jackson, Miss., said of Wilson that "Jackson has lost an extraordinary native daughter, and the world has lost a singular musical voice."S2