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Herb Jeffries war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz-Musiker und Schauspieler. Mitte der 1930er Jahre ging er als erster und bislang einziger afroamerikanischer Singender Cowboy mit einer Serie musikalischer Western in die Geschichte ein.
Herb Jeffries (born Umberto Alexander Valentino; September 24, 1913 – May 25, 2014) was an American actor of film and television and popular music and jazz singer-songwriter, known for his baritone voice.
26. Mai 2014 · A mong Western stars of the late 1930s, white moviegoers saw their demographic reflected by Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and the young Duke, John Wayne. Black moviegoers had Herbert Jeffrey, also...
Young Herb grew up in a mixed neighborhood without experiencing severe racism as a child. He showed definitive interest in singing during his formative teenage years and was often found hanging out with the Howard Buntz Orchestra at various Detroit ballrooms.
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- Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Young Herb grew up in a mixed neighborhood without experiencing severe racism as a child. He showed definitive interest in singing during his formative teenage years and was often found hanging out with the Howard Buntz Orchestra at various Detroit ballrooms.
- September 24, 1913
- May 25, 2014
30. Mai 2014 · Jeffries became a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1940 after Ellington heard him sing at the famed Apollo Theater. That same year he and the band recorded “Flamingo.” “Herb Jeffries was a kid we knew around Detroit,“ recalled Ellington.
Jeffries' professional career began as a teenager in his native Detroit. After he had success singing with local groups, Jeffries set out in search of his fortune, and during his career sang with the leading big jazz bands of Earl "Fatha" Hines, Tommy Dorsey and Duke Ellington.
