Person
Alberta Hunter
Albums
39
Members
2
Active
1895–1984
Origin
United States
Biography
Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 – October 17, 1984) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse. Her career had started back in the early 1920s, and from there on, she became a successful jazz and blues recording artist, being critically acclaimed to the ranks of Ethel Waters and Bessie Smith. In the 1950s, she retired from performing and entered the medical field, only to successfully resume her singing career in her 80s.
Discography
Bring Back The Joys / How Long, Sweet Daddy, How Long
Don't Pan Me / Daddy Blues
Down Hearted Blues / Gonna Have You - Aint Gonna Leave You Alone
Chirping The Blues / Someone Else Will Take Your Place
Come On Home / Aggravatin' Papa
You Shall Reap Just What You Sow / Bleeding Hearted Blues
Beale Street Blues / Sugar
Alberta Hunter With Lovie Austins Blues Serenaders
Chicago: The Living Legends
Songs We Taught Your Mother
Classic Alberta Hunter - The Thirties
Classic Alberta Hunter: The Thirties
Remember My Name (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Remember My Name (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Amtrak Blues
The Glory Of Alberta Hunter
Look For The Silver Lining
Look For The Silver Lining
Young Alberta Hunter : The Twenties
Young Alberta Hunter: The Twenties
Young Alberta Hunter - The 20's & the 30's
The Legendary Alberta Hunter (The London Sessions)
My Castle's Rockin'
Beale Street Blues: Collectors Edition (1921-40)
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order Volume 1 (1921-1923)
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1 (1921-1923)
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order Volume 2 (1923-1924)
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 2 (February 1923 To C. November 1924)
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order Volume 3 (1924-1927)
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order Volume 4 (1927-1946)
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 4 (1927-1946)
Complete Recorded Works, Volume 5: Alternate Takes (1921–1924)
Downhearted Blues: Live At The Cookery
Downhearted Blues: Live At The Cookery
Beale Street Blues
Best Of The '20s & '30s
Blues Masters, Volume 10
Jazz At The Smithsonian
The Legendary Alberta Hunter The London Sessions - 1934
Credits
Better Boot That Thing: Great Women Blues Singers of the 1920s
Amtrak Blues
Alberta Hunter With Lovie Austins Blues Serenaders
Beale Street Blues / Sugar
Cake Walking Babies (From Home) / Of All The Wrongs You've Done To Me
Classic Alberta Hunter - The Thirties
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1 (1921-1923)
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 2 (February 1923 To C. November 1924)
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 4 (1927-1946)
Fats Waller
Giants Of Jazz: Sidney Bechet
Hot Pianos 1926-1940
Jazz At The Smithsonian
Songs We Taught Your Mother
Young Alberta Hunter - The 20's & the 30's
Young Alberta Hunter : The Twenties
Young Fats At The Organ Vol.3 1926-1929