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Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 – October 17, 1984) was an American jazz and blues singer and songwriter from the early 1920s to the late 1950s. [1] [2] [3] After twenty years of working as a nurse, Hunter resumed her singing career in 1977.
Alberta Hunter, American blues singer who achieved international fame in the 1930s for her vigorous and rhythmically infectious style and who enjoyed a resurgence of celebrity in the late 1970s and early ’80s. She performed in vaudeville and later for the USO during World War II and the Korean War.
Alberta Hunter (1895–1984) was a blues and jazz singer/songwriter who rose to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance. Her flourishing career in the United States and Europe spanned eight decades. Alberta Hunter was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Jun 27, 2018 · HUNTER, Alberta (b. 1 April 1895; d. 17 October 1984), singer, composer, actor, nurse. One of the most accomplished blues artists of the twentieth century, Alberta Hunter was born into destitute poverty in Memphis at the end of the nineteenth century.
Alberta Hunter—Singing the Blues, Entertaining the Troops. Alberta Hunter was already a seasoned performer when she and the “Rhythm Rascals” traveled to the “forgotten” China-Burma-India (CBI) theater as the first African American entertainers to visit there, and she later sang for Eisenhower himself.
Dec 18, 2007 · Alberta Hunter was a key link between the country-based and melodic female blues of the early 1920s and the vaudeville scene which had a much wider audience. She was also the first of a number of female artists who would find success singing the blues.
The great Alberta Hunter, who had a comeback at age 83, singing "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," written originally by Jimmie Cox for Bessie Smith. Alberta had written one of...
Alberta Hunter (1895-1984) was a Blues Singer known for the distinction of being the first to be recorded and released on the legendary Paramount Records' race records. Born in Memphis,...
Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 – October 17, 1984) was an American jazz and blues singer and songwriter from the early 1920s to the late 1950s. After twenty years of working as a nurse, Hunter resumed her singing career in 1977.
Alberta Hunter was a popular blues performer for over 40 years and, during World War II, traveled with the USO to China, Burma, India, Korea, and Europe. At age 62, with her star fading, she became a nurse; at age 82, forced to retire from nursing, she relaunched her singing career.
