Alberta Hunter
THE LATEST FROM ALBERTA HUNTER
Alberta Hunter
Chicago: The Living Legends
CD $11.98 $8.98
RELEASE DATE: 16 Aug 1961
OBCCD-510-2
GENRE: JAZZ
Blues singer Alberta Hunter, who began singing professionally in Chicago in 1912, has been making records now for an astonishing 63 years. While the careers of most other major classic blues women of the Twenties were unable to survive the Great Depression, Hunter continued performing until 1957, when she dropped out of show business to become a practical nurse.
In 1961, classic blues connoisseur Chris Albertson coaxed Hunter back into the studio for this heartfelt reunion with veteran… MORE
