(September 6, 2022) We’ve just learned of the death of singer Inez Foxx, one-half of the brother-sister duo Inez & Charlie Foxx, in West Compton, California. She was 79. Inez & Charlie Foxx were best known for the top 10 hit “Mockingbird” in 1963, but had a string of additional moderate hits running to the mid-70s.
Both children were born in Greensboro to John and Peggy Fox. They changed their professional names to Foxx with a double ‘x’. The duo began performing as a Gospel act, but had a break when they auditioned for Sue Records head Henry Murray, performing their arrangement of the childrens song “Hush Little Baby.” That song became their first release, and it was a monster; retitled “Mockingbird,” it became and across-the-board smash that has been covered countless times by other artists over the year.
The duo had some difficulty following up their auspicious debut, but landed in the top 40 with “(1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count The Days” and “You Are The Man” in 1967. Over the next decade they continued to work, both together and separately, as well as writing for other artists. Charlie Foxx died in 1998 of leukemia.
For those wishing to pay their respects to Inez Foxx, her funeral will be in Greensboro, NC on September 17th at 11:00 at:
Reid Memorial CME Church
1010 Bennett Street
Greensboro. NC 27406
Cards, letters, telegrams, etc should be addressed to Inez’s surviving sister, Mrs. Jean Wade, 2112 N. Pannes Ave, East Compton, Ca. 90221
Flowers can be sent to Regional Memorial Cremations and Funeral Services, 1026 E. Lindsay Street, Greensboro, NC 27405
