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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hadda Brooks (October 29, 1916 – November 21, 2002) was an American pianist, vocalist and composer. Her first single, "Swingin' the Boogie", which she composed, was issued in 1945. She was billed as "Queen of the Boogie". She sang at Hawaii's official statehood ceremony in 1959 and was reportedly asked for a private audience by Pope Pius XII.
Known for
- The Thirteenth Floor — Lounge Piano Player1999
- The Bad and the Beautiful — Piano Player (uncredited)1952
- In a Lonely Place — Singer1950
- Boogie Woogie Blues1948
- Out of the Blue — Herself1947
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1916
- Active to
- 2002
Discography
- Blues in B Flat / Deep Meditation1945
- Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere1994
- That's My Desire1994
- Time Was When1996
- Jump Back Honey: The Complete Okeh Sessions1997
- I've Got News for You1999
- Swingin' The Boogie: Volume 22003
- That's Where I Came In - The Modern Recordings 1946-472005
- Femme Fatale2006
- Queen of the Boogie2014
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Hadda Brooks (October 29, 1916 – November 21, 2002), was an American pianist, vocalist and composer. She was born Hadda Hapgood on October 29, 1916 and raised in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, by her parents, who had migrated to California from the South. Her mother, Goldie Wright, was a doctor and her father, John Hapgood, a deputy sheriff. Her grandfather, Samuel Alexander Hopgood (October 22, 1857 – November 30, 1944), moved to California from Atlanta, Georgia, and proved to be an e
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Brooks
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- boogie-woogie
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Ace Records
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- In a Lonely Place - trailer - 04.png
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- date of birth
- 1916-10-29
- date of death
- 2002-11-21
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