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Helen Humes (23 de junio de 1913 – 9 de septiembre de 1981) fue una cantante de blues y jazz estadounidense. 1 . Biografía. Nació en Louisville ( Kentucky ), como hija única del matrimonio formado por Emma Johnson, maestra de escuela y John Henry Humes, el primer abodado de raza negra que hubo en la ciudad.
Blues. jazz. R&B. Occupation (s) Singer. Instrument (s) Vocals. Helen Humes (June 23, 1913 – September 9, 1981) was an American singer. [1] Humes was a teenage blues singer, a vocalist with Count Basie 's band, a saucy R&B diva, and a mature interpreter of the classic popular song.
Helen Humes (23 de junio de 1913 – 9 de septiembre de 1981) fue una cantante de blues y jazz estadounidense. Datos rápidos Información personal, Nacimiento ... Helen Humes. Humes en el Village Jazz Lounge en Walt Disney World. Información personal.
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 her to St ...
- June 23, 1913 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
14 de sept. de 1981 · Helen Humes, whose high-pitched, sweet-toned voice was heard with Count Basie's orchestra for four years and who subsequently had a long career as a singer of both ballads and blues, died of...
23 de jun. de 2023 · Helen Humes, una de las referentes femeninas más importantes del jazz - Jazz &Cash. Efemérides. En esta efeméride, Jazz & Cash rinde homenaje a una de las mujeres más recordadas del género, que con tan sólo 14 años, ya grababa en discos de blues por su gran voz. Helen Humes nació el 23 de junio de 1913 en Louisville, Kentucky, Estados Unidos.
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.
