Helen Humes
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Helen Humes (June 23, 1913 - September 9, 1981) was an American jazz and blues singer. Helen was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She moved to New York and became a recording vocalist with Harry James big band in 1937. Her swing recordings with Harry James included "Jubilee", "I Can Dream Can't I", "That's The Dreamer In Me" and "Song Of The Wanderer". Helen Humes became one of the vocalists with Count Basie's band in the late 1930s. Her vocals with Basie's band included "Between The Devil And
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Helen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Louisville
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- pipe organ
- Record label
- Contemporary Records
- Conflict
- World War II
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- Helen Humes.jpg
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- place of burial
- Inglewood Park Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1913-06-23
- date of death
- 1981-09-13
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- Helen Humes
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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