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Pervis Spann was born on 16 August, 1932 in Itta Bena, Mississippi, U.S., is a broadcaster. Discover Pervis Spann's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?
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Broadcaster · music promoter · radio personality |
| Age |
89 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
16 August, 1932 |
| Birthday |
16 August |
| Birthplace |
Itta Bena, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Date of death |
March 14, 2022 |
| Died Place |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States |
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Pervis Spann Height, Weight & Measurements
At 89 years old, Pervis Spann height not available right now. We will update Pervis Spann's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Pervis Spann Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Pervis Spann worth at the age of 89 years old? Pervis Spann’s income source is mostly from being a successful broadcaster. He is from United States. We have estimated
Pervis Spann's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
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Under Review |
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broadcaster |
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Timeline
Spann died from Alzheimer's disease at his home in the South Side of Chicago, on March 14, 2022, at the age of 89.
Spann ran for mayor of Chicago as a Republican in 1991, but lost in the primary to George Gottlieb. Eight years later, he ran for the Chicago City Council in the 18th Ward, with James Brown visiting the South Side to campaign for him. Spann was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2012.
During the 1960s, Spann managed the careers of leading blues and soul performers, including B.B. King, and claimed to have a role in discovering the Jackson 5 and Chaka Khan. He co-owned several clubs, including the Burning Spear. After WVON was sold in 1975, he helped establish a new blues and gospel-oriented station, WXOL, on the same frequency in 1979. Four years later, it became WVON again. Spann continued to promote blues festivals, and also ran station WXSS in Memphis, Tennessee, during the 1980s.
Under the G.I. Bill, Spann attended the Midwestern Broadcasting School, before starting work on WOPA radio in 1959. He organized his first concert, featuring B.B. King and Junior Parker, in 1960. Three years later, when Leonard and Phil Chess launched WVON, Spann was given a regular late-night blues slot, and won attention with an 87-hour "sleepless sit-in" on the station to raise money for Martin Luther King Jr. In 1962, at a show at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Spann became the first person to refer to Aretha Franklin as "the Queen of Soul".
Pervis Spann (August 16, 1932 – March 14, 2022) was an American broadcaster, music promoter, and radio personality. He was a disc jockey on WVON and was influential in the development of blues music in Chicago, Illinois.
Spann was born in Itta Bena, Mississippi, on August 16, 1932. During his teenage years, he cared for his family by picking cotton and managing the Dixie Theater – the only local black movie theater – after his mother could no longer do that because she suffered a stroke. Spann, his sister and mother moved to Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1949. Shortly after moving to Michigan, Spann left to work in Gary, Indiana, and spent a time in the forces in the Korean War. He subsequently returned to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked in a steel mill, drove a taxi, and repaired television sets.
