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Ethel Waters
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Ethel Waters was an American singer, jazz musician, stage actor, and film actor. Born in Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1896, she began her work period in 1917 and continued until 1977. She performed in the genres of jazz, blues, swing, and vocal jazz, using her voice as her primary instrument. Waters was a member of the African American ethnic group and spoke English.
She received the Gospel Music Hall of Fame award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her recordings were released through Jubilee Records. Waters died of kidney failure due to natural causes in Chatsworth in 1977. She is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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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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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1896
- Active to
- 1977
Discography
- Bugle Call Blues (Introducing Old Miss Blues) / ’Frisco Jazz Band Blues1922
- Down Home Blues / Oh Daddy1922
- Dying With the Blues / Kiss Your Pretty Baby Nice1922
- Royal Garden Blues / Who Believed in You?1922
- There’ll Be Some Changes Made / One Man Nan1922
- A Hundred Years From Today / I Just Couldn’t Take It Baby1933
- I Can’t Give You Anything but Love / Doin’ the New Low Down1933
- Love Is the Thing / Stormy Weather1933
- Miss Otis Regrets / Moonglow1934
- Taking a Chance on Love / Cabin in the Sky1942
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- 88,566
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- 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
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1896-10-31 ) October 31, 1896 , Chester, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- September 1, 1977 (1977-09-01) (aged 80), Chatsworth, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park , Glendale, California , U.S.
- Other names
- Ethel Howard Sweet Mama Stringbean
- Occupations
- Actress singer
- Years active
- 1917–1977
- Spouse s
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- Relatives
- Crystal Waters (great-niece)
- Genres
- Jazz Gospel Blues
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Labels
- Cardinal Black Swan Columbia Brunswick Decca Liberty Music Shop Word
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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
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Ethel Waters - William P. Gottlieb.jpg
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- Ethel Waters
- date of birth
- 1896-10-31
- date of death
- 1977-09-01
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Ethel Waters
- start of work period
- 1917-00-00
- end of work period
- 1977-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her notable recordings include "Dinah", "Stormy Weather", "Taking a Chance on Love", "Chlo-e (Song of the Swamp), "Heat Wave", "Supper Time", "Am I Blue?", "Birmingham Bertha", "Cabin in the Sky", "I'm Coming Virginia", and her version of "His Eye Is on the Sparrow". Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award, the first African American to star on her own television show, and the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Early life
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