Died March 16 , 1970 (aged 24) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S. Genre(s) R&B , soul Occupation(s) Singer Years active 1961 - 1970 Label(s) Scepter/Wand Try Me Checker Tamla Associated acts James Brown , Marvin Gaye Tammi Terrell (born Thomasina Winifred Montgomery ) ( April 29 , 1945 – March 16 , 1970