Tami Lynn, a big-voiced New Orleans songstress and member of the A.F.O family (All For One) died June 26. She was 77.

“Tami came from Gert Town,” said AFO founder and arranger Harold Battiste in 1992. “Red Tyler [an AFO partner] brought her to us. Red had a regular gig at the Joy Tavern [in Gert Town] and his female vocalist quit. The owner of the Joy Tavern knew her and recommended her to Red. She reminded me of a comb...