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Helen Humes (June 23, 1913 – September 9, 1981) was an American singer. Humes was a teenage blues singer, a vocalist with Count Basie 's band, a saucy R&B diva, and a mature interpreter of the classic popular song.
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15. Okt. 2013 · Ain't Misbehavin' and Honeysuckle Rose (Waller/Razaf) feature some of the most truly swinging vocals you'll ever hear. Summertime (Gershwin/Heyward) is given a very spe- cial arrangement. Helen starts it as a beautiful ballad then in a flash it becomes a bright blues masterpiece.
US jazz and blues singer. First recordings 1927. Replaced Billie Holiday as lead vocalist w. Count Basie's Orchestra in 1938. Solo artist 1940's to 1960's before withdrawing from music for several years. Comeback in 1973 at the Newport Jazz Festival and remained musically active until her death.
Helen Humes (* 23. Juni 1913 in Louisville, Kentucky; † 9. September 1981 in Santa Monica, Kalifornien) war eine US-amerikanische Jazz - und Blues -Sängerin. Leben und Wirken.
13. Jan. 2012 · Off record for ten years but apparently still growing as a singer, Humes reappeared in 1937 on two Harry James sessions with a sublime gloss on up-tempo swinging blues reminiscent of Ella Fitzgerald. She recorded three dozen excellent sides during the mid-’40s in front of bands led by Bill Doggett and Buck Clayton, and recorded the ...
Helen Humes was a fantastic Blues singer who made some very early recordings as a solo artist, became famous as the voice of the Count Basie Orchestra, toured Europe with the American Blues Festivals and made a formidable comeback after a ten year retirement.
