Ethel Waters
Sign in to saveAmerican blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress (1896-1977)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1896-10-31
- Died
- 1977-09-01
- Works
- 13
Top works
- His Eye Is on the Sparrow
- Ethel Waters on stage and screen
- Rhapsody in black
- At home with Ethel Waters
- The member of the wedding
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Film & TV
Acting · Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her best-known recordings includes, "Dinah", "Birmingham Bertha", "Stormy Weather" "Hottentot Potentate", and "Cabin in the Sky", as…
Known for
- Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.12006
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self (archive footage)2003
- Blues Masters — Self (archive footage)1999
- That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)1976
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)1975
- Black Shadows on a Silver Screen — Self (archive footage)1975
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli — Self (archive footage)1973
- The Pearl Bailey Show — Self1971
- The Barbara McNair Show — Self1969
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 88,566
- Total plays
- 383,188
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Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her best-known recordings include "Dinah," "Stormy Weather," "Taking a Chance on Love," "Heat Wave," "Supper Time," "Am I Blue?" and "Cabin in the Sky," as well as her version of the spiritual "His Eye Is on the Sparrow. <a href="http
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Key dates
- Born
- 31 October 1896
- Died
- 1 September 1977
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ethel
- Family name
- Waters
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chester
- Place of death
- Chatsworth
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
Gallery (2)
Connections
Categories
1896 births1977 deaths20th-century African-American actresses20th-century African-American women singers20th-century American actresses20th-century American singers20th-century American women singersActors from Chester, PennsylvaniaActresses from Delaware County, PennsylvaniaAfrican-American CatholicsAmerican film actressesAmerican gospel singers