Velma Middleton
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It is catalogued under topics including 1917 births, 1961 deaths and 20th-century African-American women singers.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1917-09-01
- Active to
- 1961-02-10
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Velma Middleton (September 1, 1917 - February 10, 1961) was an American jazz singer. She is best known for having sung with Louis Armstrong's big bands and small groups. She was with Armstrong from 1942 to 1961. Middleton was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma, and later moved with her parents to St. Louis, Missouri. Middleton spent most of her career as Louis Armstrong's singer. She was originally a dancer and, although overweight, she often did splits on stage, even during her Armstrong years. <a
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Middleton
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Louis
- Place of death
- Freetown
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Velma Middleton.jpg
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- Velma Middleton
- date of birth
- 1917-09-01
- date of death
- 1961-02-10
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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