Hadda Brooks
Hadda Brooks | |
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Brooks as the singer of "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" in the film In a Lonely Place (1950) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hattie L. Hapgood |
| Born | October 29, 1916 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, 2002 (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Blues, boogie woogie, jazz, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
| Years active | 1940s–2000s |
| Labels | Modern, Crown, Virgin, Point Blank, Oldie Blues |
Hadda Brooks (born Hattie L. Hapgood October 29, 1916 – November 21, 2002) was an American pianist, vocalist and composer, who occasionally appeared playing the piano in film. Billed as "Queen of the Boogie", she was Inducted in the Rhythm and Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1993.