Alberta Hunter | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | May Alix, Josephine Beatty |
Born | Memphis, Tennessee, US | April 1, 1895
Died | October 17, 1984 Roosevelt Island, New York, US | (aged 89)
Genres | Jazz, blues |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1914–1984 |
Labels | Black Swan, Paramount, Gennett, OKeh, Victor, Columbia, Decca, Bluebird, Bluesville |
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.[4]