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 26-50 of 64 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 26-50 of 64 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hunter, Alberta," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102977.

Hunter, Alberta. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102977.

"Hunter, Alberta." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.