Alberta Hunter

Alberta Hunter

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 1, 1895 (Memphis), Died October 17, 1984 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1944

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal, songwriter, lyricist, composer, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 51-64 of 64 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	[Vo cat 1028-b]	10-in.		Someday, sweetheart	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with cornet and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0EA642	10-in.	On or before 12/14/1934	Where the mountains meet the sea	Jack Jackson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	0EA654	10-in.	10/25/1934	I travel alone	Alberta Hunter ; Jack Jackson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gennett	9167	10-in.	11/5/1924	Everybody loves my baby	Alberta Hunter ; Red Onion Jazz Babies	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gennett	9176	10-in.	11/8/1924	Texas moaner blues	Alberta Hunter ; Red Onion Jazz Babies	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gennett	9246	10-in.	12/23/1924	Nobody knows the way I feel dis mornin'	Josephine Beatty ; Red Onion Jazz Babies	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Gennett	9247	10-in.	12/23/1924	Early every morn	Alberta Hunter ; Red Onion Jazz Babies	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gennett	9248	10-in.	12/23/1924	Cake walking babies (From home)	Red Onion Jazz Babies	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	66104	10-in.	8/15/1939	Chirpin' the blues	Alberta Hunter		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	66105	10-in.	8/15/1939	Down-hearted blues	Alberta Hunter		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	66106	10-in.	8/15/1939	I'll see you go	Alberta Hunter		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	66107	10-in.	8/15/1939	Fine and mellow	Alberta Hunter		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	66108	10-in.	8/15/1939	Yelpin' blues	Alberta Hunter		vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	66109	10-in.	8/15/1939	Someday sweetheart	Alberta Hunter		vocalist, soprano vocal

(Results 51-64 of 64 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hunter, Alberta," accessed July 6, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102977.

Hunter, Alberta. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 6, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102977.

"Hunter, Alberta." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 July 2024.