The mother of the actress Gabourey Sidibe, she spent decades singing full time as an underground busker in New York City.

Alice Tan Ridley, a singer who shared her powerful vocals on the New York City subway before performing on "America's Got ...

She was a paid singer at The Harlem’s Cotton Club for many years. Tan was a regular singer with her family members in the New York subway station. Her brother Melton Lee Ridley Jr-affectionately ...

Former America's Got Talent singer Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of Academy Award nominee Gabourey Sidibe, died at the age of ...

Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, died on March 25 in New York City. Her death was confirmed by her loved ones, including the “Precious” actress, 41, in an obituary ...