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Ethel Waters, born in crushing poverty, escaped to Baltimore and began a new life as “Sweet Mama Stringbean,” a slender and glamorous blues singer on the southern vaudeville circuit. Her technical and emotional agility quickly made her one of the major stars of the Harlem Renaissance era, where she was also well-known for being “in the ...
2 de set. de 1977 · Sept. 2, 1977 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Ethel Waters, whose singing career spanned six decades — and whose life spanned most of the joy and sorrow available to human beings — died Thursday ...
Crystal Waters (born November 19, [1] 1961) [2] is an American house and dance music singer and songwriter, best known for her 1990s dance hits "Gypsy Woman", "100% Pure Love", and 2007's "Destination Calabria" with Alex Gaudino. All three of her studio albums produced a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ...
11 de fev. de 2007 · Ethel Waters even conquered the publishing world, producing two autobiographies: His Eye is on the Sparrow and To Me It’s Wonderful. Her personal life included three marriages. Prior to her death in Chatsworth, California, on 1 September 1977, she had come full circle, once again singing in the church. She worked with evangelist Billy Graham ...
Ethel Waters. African-American singer and actress. Born Chester, Pennsylvania on October 31, 1896. Died Chatsworth, California September 1, 1977. Inducted into The Grammy Hall of Fame in 1973. She started her career in the 1920s singing blues and also performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts.
Ethel Waters was an innovative and terrifically influential singer, and she broke through racial barriers in movies, theater, nightclubs, radio, film, and television, opening doors for everyone who came after her. She deserves to be much better remembered.
22 de jul. de 2022 · Birthday Jazz Musician of the Day: Ethel Waters. Source: Michael Ricci October 31, 2012. All About Jazz is celebrating Ethel Waters' birthday today! Vocalist and actress Ethel Waters was a key figure in the development of African American culture between the two World Wars. She broke barrier after barrier, becoming the first black woman heard on the radio, the first black singer to perform on ...
