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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.
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 Smit...
Oct 19, 1984 · Alberta Hunter, an internationally famous blues singer and cabaret star in the 1920's and 30's who, after two decades of retirement, began a second successful singing career in her 80's, died...
Explore Alberta Hunter's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Alberta Hunter on AllMusic.
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.
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. Quick Facts Background information, Also known as ... Close. Early life.
Apr 10, 2023 · Biography. Articles. News. Has Influenced. “ if you are at the end of your journey,weary, worn and nothing seems the same you’re not alone my love’s eternal,Remember my name.” So it is with these lyrics, we recognize Alberta Hunter, a jazz and blues singer from the early days of the jazz age.
