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Helen Humes a appris le piano, l'orgue et le chant au sein de son église. À ses quatorze ans, en 1927, elle est repérée par le guitariste de blues Sylvester Weaver, qui l'emmène à Saint-Louis dans le Missouri pour des sessions d'enregistrement ; elle grave une dizaine de morceaux dont certains avec le bluesman Lonnie Johnson [1], [2].
Count Basie small group with Helen Humes vocal
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- Bob Hardy
Helen Humes bekam ihr Talent schon von ihren Eltern, die häufig im Duett in ihrer Kirchengemeinde sangen, in die Wiege gelegt. 1927 bereits begleitete sie Sylvester Weaver bei einigen seiner letzten Aufnahmen. 1937 zog sie nach Albany und wurde Sängerin bei der Big Band von Harry James.
Mini Bio (1) Born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1913, blues/pop singer Helen Humes is probably best known for her work with Count Basie and His Orchestra in the 1930s and 1940s. As a child she took piano and vocal lessons, and at 14 years of age she was discovered by blues musician Sylvester Weaver, who signed her to a record contract and took ...
Helen Humes singing with Count Basie, ca. 1940 Humes left New York and moved to Cincinnati to sing at the Cotton Club, where she was first noticed by jazz band leader Count Basie in 1937. He tried to get her to come work with him on the spot, but when she saw that the pay was no more than she was already making, she decided it wasn’t worth the hassle.
9 de jun. de 2023 · 9 September 1981 (aged 68) Helen Humes (June 23, 1913 - September 9, 1981) was an American jazz and blues singer. Helen was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She moved to New York and became a recording vocalist with Harry James big band in 1937. Her swing recordings with Harry James included "Jubilee", "I C… read more. jazz. blues. female vocalists.
