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 1-25 of 64 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-27976	10-in.	5/25/1923	Down-hearted blues	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Victor	B-28056	10-in.	6/7/1923	Down-hearted blues	Tennessee Ten	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	B-28592	10-in.	9/25/1923	Down South blues	Ross Gorman ; Virginians	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BVE-37688	10-in.	2/26/1927	I'll forgive you 'cause I love you, but the wrongs you've done I can't forget	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-37689	10-in.	2/26/1927	I'm gonna lose myself way down in Louisville	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-37690	10-in.	2/26/1927	My old daddy's got a brand new way to love	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-37691	10-in.	2/26/1927	I'm down right now but I won't be down always	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-38045	10-in.	5/20/1927	Sugar	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with pipe organ	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-38046	10-in.	5/20/1927	Beale Street blues	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with pipe organ	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-38048	10-in.	5/20/1927	I'm going to see my ma	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with pipe organ	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-40353	10-in.	10/26/1927	Down-hearted blues	Blue Steele	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-051210	10-in.	6/3/1940	The love I have for you	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal, composer
Victor	BS-051211	10-in.	6/3/1940	My castle's rockin'	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal, composer
Victor	BS-051212	10-in.	6/3/1940	Boogie woogie swing	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal, composer
Victor	BS-051213	10-in.	6/3/1940	I won't let you down	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal, composer
Victor	D4VB-1066	10-in.	12/15/1944	Kind treatment	Buddy Cole ; Four King Sisters	Female vocal quartet, with instrumental octet	songwriter
Victor	[Trial 1925-06-26-02]	10-in.	6/26/1925	Naughty lady	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	80863	10-in.	2/15/1923	Down hearted blues	Bessie Smith ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	lyricist
Columbia	80991	10-in.	4/26/1923	Chirping the blues	Amanda Brown ; Porter Grainger	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	lyricist
Columbia	81151	10-in.	7/27/1923	Down South blues	Fletcher Henderson ; Clara Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W142540	10-in.	8/19/1926	Downhearted blues	Virgina Childs	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	lyricist
Columbia	W143042	10-in.	11/3/1926	Down hearted blues	Daisy Douglas	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	lyricist
Columbia	W143870	10-in.	4/2/1927	Down-hearted blues	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	lyricist
Columbia	W148822	10-in.	7/18/1929	Gimme all the love you got	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	W148823	10-in.	7/18/1929	My particular man	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal

(Results 1-25 of 64 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hunter, Alberta," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102977.

Hunter, Alberta. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102977.

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