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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

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
OKeh	S-71162	10-in.	January 1923	Down hearted blues	Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
OKeh	S-71562	10-in.	May 1923	Chirpin' the blues	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	S-71594	10-in.	June 1923	Bleeding hearted blues	Alice Carter	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	73830	10-in.	Dec. 1925	Your jelly roll is good	Alberta Hunter ; Perry Bradford's Mean Four	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	vocalist, soprano vocal
OKeh	73831	10-in.	Dec. 1925	Take that thing away	Alberta Hunter ; Perry Bradford's Mean Four	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	vocalist, soprano vocal
OKeh	73903	10-in.	Jan. 1926	Everybody does it now	Alberta Hunter ; Perry Bradford's Mean Four	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	vocalist, soprano vocal
OKeh	73904	10-in.	Jan. 1926	A master man with a master mind	Alberta Hunter ; Perry Bradford's Mean Four	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	vocalist, soprano vocal, songwriter
OKeh	73905	10-in.	Jan. 1926	I don't want it all	Alberta Hunter ; Perry Bradford's Mean Four	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	vocalist, soprano vocal
OKeh	73919	10-in.	Jan. 1926	I'm hard to satisfy	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with saxophone, cornet, and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
OKeh	73920	10-in.	Jan. 1926	Empty cellar blues	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with saxophone, cornet, and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
OKeh	73921	10-in.	Jan. 1926	Double crossin' papa	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with saxophone, cornet, and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
OKeh	74252	10-in.	8/11/1926	If you can't hold the man you love	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
OKeh	74253	10-in.	8/11/1926	You for me, me for you (From now on)	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
OKeh	74322	10-in.	Sept. 1926	I'm tired blues	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with trumpet and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
OKeh	74323	10-in.	Sept. 1926	Wasn't it nice?	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with trumpet and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
OKeh	74324	10-in.	Sept. 1926	I didn't come to steal nobody's man	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with trumpet and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
OKeh	74325	10-in.	Sept. 1926	Everybody mess around	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with trumpet and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
OKeh	74333	10-in.	Sept. 1926	Don't forget to mess around	Alberta Hunter ; Perry Bradford's Mean Four	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	vocalist, soprano vocal
OKeh	74334	10-in.	Sept. 1926	Heebie jeebies	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	10877-10879	10-in.	6/18/1923	Down-hearted blues	Edna Hicks	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Brunswick	10975-10976	10-in.	7/2/1923	Chirpin’ the blues	Porter Grainger ; Lena Wilson	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Brunswick	C2073	10-in.	7/18/1928	Downhearted yodel blues	Les Backer	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and piano	lyricist
Brunswick	C2243	10-in.	8/17/1928	Downhearted yodel blues	Les Backer	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	DAL660	10-in.	12/1/1938	Down hearted blues	Roy Newman and his Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	[Vo cat 1028-a]	10-in.	approximately June 1926	Dead man blues	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with cornet and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
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

Citation

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