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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.
Alberta Hunter, 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 and early ’80s. She performed in vaudeville and later for the USO during World War II and the Korean War.
Jun 27, 2018 · Alberta Hunter was an early blues singer who had a tremendous influence on the blues and jazz music of the times. Her musical career spanned almost the entire twentieth century. Even at a young age, her singing influenced such greats as Al Jolson and Sophie Tucker. She sang and wrote classic blues and helped bridge the gap to cabaret pop music.
Alberta Hunter (1895–1984) was a blues and jazz singer/songwriter who rose to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance. Her flourishing career in the United States and Europe spanned eight decades. Alberta Hunter was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
Dec 18, 2007 · Alberta Hunter was a key link between the country-based and melodic female blues of the early 1920s and the vaudeville scene which had a much wider audience. She was also the first of a number of female artists who would find success singing the blues.
Alberta Hunter was a beautiful legend - and we're incredibly lucky to have access to this 1982 concert - filmed when she was eighty seven. Until. a few days ago, I'd thought you could only get...
Alberta Hunter was already a seasoned performer when she and the “Rhythm Rascals” traveled to the “forgotten” China-Burma-India (CBI) theater as the first African American entertainers to visit there, and she later sang for Eisenhower himself.
