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Alberta Hunter
Sign in to saveAmerican blues singer, songwriter, and nurse (1895-1984)
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- Works
- 1
Top works
- Alberta Hunter with Lovie Austin and her Blues Serenaders
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- 45,533
- Total plays
- 251,780
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Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 – October 17, 1984) was an American blues and jazz singer and songwriter and nurse. Her career had started back in the early 1920s, and from there on, she became a successful jazz and blues recording artist, being critically acclaimed to the ranks of Ethel Waters and Bessie Smith. In the 1950s, she retired from performing and entered the medical field, only to successfully resume her singing career in her 80s. Born in Memphis, she left home while still in her early
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alberta
- Family name
- Hunter
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Memphis
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Award
- Blues Hall of Fame
- Student of
- Tony Jackson
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Image
- AlbertaHunter1930.png
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- place of burial
- Ferncliff Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1895-04-01
- date of death
- 1984-10-17
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- start of work period
- 1914-00-00
- sexual orientation
- lesbianism
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