Memphis, Tennessee U.S.
Jazz, Blues
Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 – October 17, 1984) was an internationally known African-American jazz singer and songwriter who had a successful career from the early 1920s to the late 1950s (she was a contemporary of Ethel Waters and Bessie Smith) and then stopped performing. After 20 years of working as a nurse, in 1977 Hunter successfully resumed her popular singing career until her death.
Songs We Taught Your Mother (1961) split with Lucille Hegamin and Victoria Spivey
Chicago - The Living Legends (1962) with Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders
Remember My Name (1978)
Amtrak Blues (1980)
Downhearted Blues: Live at the Cookery (1981) rec.'77
The London Sessions 1934 (1981) with Jack Jackson & his orchestra
The Glory of Alberta Hunter (1982)
Look for the Silver Lining (1983)
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1996) 1921-1923
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1996) 1923-1924
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1996) 1924-1927
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1996) 1927-1946
Volume 5: The Alternate Takes (1996) 1921-1924
