Alberta Hunter

Alberta Hunter
Hunter in 1979
Background information
Also known asMay Alix, Josephine Beatty
Born(1895-04-01)April 1, 1895
Memphis, Tennessee, US
DiedOctober 17, 1984(1984-10-17) (aged 89)
Roosevelt Island, New York, US
GenresJazz, blues
OccupationSinger
Years active1914–1984
LabelsBlack Swan, Paramount, Gennett, OKeh, Victor, Columbia, Decca, Bluebird, Bluesville, His Master's Voice

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. After twenty years of working as a nurse, Hunter resumed her singing career in 1977.

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