Nellie Lutcher | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Nellie Rose Lutcher |
Born | Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. | October 15, 1912
Died | June 8, 2007 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 94)
Genres | Jazz, R&B |
Occupation | Musician |
Labels | Capitol, Okeh, Decca, Liberty |
Formerly of | Clarence Hart, Nat "King" Cole |
Past members | Charles Burrell (musician) |
Nellie Rose Lutcher (October 15, 1912 – June 8, 2007)[1] was an American R&B and jazz singer and pianist, who gained prominence in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Lutcher was most recognizable for her diction and exaggerated pronunciation and was credited as an influence by Nina Simone among others.