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Wife Of Legendary Blues Singer Jimmy Witherspoon Sues Redd Foxx Over Punch In The Face
Comedians Redd Foxx and Melvin “Slappy” White were sued by Joyce Witherspoon, the wife of legendary blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon it was announced on November 7, 1973.
The $300,000 lawsuit was filed by Mrs. Witherspoon in Los Angeles after an incident at the Memory Lane cocktail lounge in May of 1973.
