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1914–1984. Labels. Black Swan, Paramount, Gennett, OKeh, Victor, Columbia, Decca, Bluebird, Bluesville. Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 – October 17, 1984) was an American jazz and blues singer and songwriter from the early 1920s to the late 1950s. [1] [2] [3] After twenty years of working as a nurse, Hunter resumed her singing career in 1977.
19. Okt. 1984 · Alberta Hunter, an internationally famous blues singer and cabaret star in the 1920's and 30's who, after two decades of retirement, began a second successful singing career in her 80's, died...
Alberta Hunter trat bis kurz vor ihrem Tod am 17. Oktober 1984 auf. Ihr Leben war die Grundlage für das Musical Cookin’ in the Cookery. 2009 wurde ihr Album Amtrak Blues in die Blues Hall of Fame der Blues Foundation aufgenommen, 2011 die Künstlerin selbst. Diskografie Alben
27. Juni 2018 · Bom on April 1, 1895, in Memphis, TN; died on October 17, 1984, in New York, NY; daughter of Charles E. Hunter and Laura Peterson Hunter; married Willard Townsend, 1919 (divorced). Career: Blues singer, 1911-57, 1977-84; nurse, 1957-77.
Died: October 17, 1984, New York, New York (aged 89) Alberta Hunter (born April 1, 1895, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.—died October 17, 1984, New York, New York) was an American blues singer who achieved international fame in the 1930s for her vigorous and rhythmically infectious style and who enjoyed a resurgence of celebrity in the late 1970s ...
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18. Dez. 2007 · Alberta Hunter was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but left for Chicago, Illinois at age 11 after her father died. She peeled potatoes in a boarding house until she could find a job singing blues, the first opportunity was at a Chicago brothel, as entertainment for the prostitutes and their clients. Hunter was always sure to send part of her money back to Memphis to support her mother.
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 1, 1895; died on October 17, 1984 in New York City; daughter of Charles E. Hunter (a sleeping car porter) and Laura (Peterson) Hunter; married Willard Saxby Townsend, on January 27, 1919 (divorced 1923).
