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A 26-year-old Phyllis Hyman in her New York City apartment on March 3, 1976 just as her star was beginning to rise. Just months before, she was an unknown singer whose first nightclub appearances on Manhattan’s upper west side attracted large, loyal followings fast. These photos were taken by Suzanne Vlamis for the AP.