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  Encyclopedia: Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 - October 17, 1984), was a celebrated African-American jazz singer, songwriter and nurse.
One of the unsung chanteuses of the early 20th Century, Alberta Hunter was the toast of Chicago, London and Broadway, a jazz-blues talent on a par with Billie Holiday or Bessie Smith.
Hunter adapted her large and supple voice to a variety of musical styles and had one of the longest careers of any of the early female blues singers.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alberta-Hunter   (1088 words)

  
 Alberta Hunter --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Yet Alberta has become increasingly urbanized: two of its cities—Edmonton, the provincial capital, and Calgary—are ranked among the 10 largest cities in Canada.
It is beautifully situated at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers in the Canadian province of Alberta.
The jaguar is an agile and adept hunter.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9041562   (782 words)

  
 Ellington on the Web - "I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Links"
I included Alberta Hunter to the list with some uncertainty as to her identity.
In November 1924 Ellington played piano behind singer Alberta Prime or Pryme, recording It's Gonna Be A Cold, Cold Winter and Parlor Social De Luxe on the Blu Disc label (two takes of the latter, with Sonny Greer as well).
Alberta Prime is thought to be a pseudonym of Ms Hunter.
ellingtonweb.ca /Main.htm   (5212 words)

  
 Alberta Hunter, U.S. blues singer/composer, dies at 89 October 17 in History
Alberta Hunter, U.S. blues singer/composer, dies at 89 October 17 in History
Alberta Hunter, U.S. blues singer/composer, dies at 89
Few great men would have got past personnel.
www.brainyhistory.com /events/1984/october_17_1984_157428.html   (41 words)

  
 CANOE -- JAM! Music - Artists - Hunter, Alberta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
TORONTO -- Monday this week: Nine hours before Cookin' At The Cookery is to open in previews at the Bluma Appel theatre, and star Jackie Richardson is listening on my MP3 player to an Alberta Hunter song she hadn't heard before.
It's You Can't Tell The Difference After Dark, recorded in 1935, with lyrics like "I may be brown as a berry/ but that's just secondary/ You can't tell the difference after dark." It's cheeky, racial and sexually boastful, and Richardson bursts out laughing.
Which TV network do you prefer for your national news?
jam.canoe.ca /Music/Artists/H/Hunter_Alberta   (150 words)

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