Biography
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.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
The Bessie Smith Story - Volume 1
1951
These Are The Blues
1964
The Glory Of…Alberta Hunter
1982
San Francisco Ltd.
1976
An Early Portrait
1969
1923-1927
1965
Alberta Hunter With Lovie Austins Blues Serenaders
1961
The Rockin' Chair Lady (1931-1950)
1994
The World's Greatest Blues Singer
1970
Hi-Fi Salute To Bunny
1958
Credited work
376 releases · 94 albums · active 1951–2022
- Performance · 592
- Other credits · 7
Studios: A&R Studios · Municipal Auditorium, Memphis · Lesder Studio · Bay Records Recording Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Bessie Smith
- Mildred Bailey
- Louis Armstrong
- Fletcher Henderson
- Fats Waller
- Dinah Washington
- Ella Fitzgerald