Hadda Brooks Musical artist
Hadda Brooks (October 29, 1916 – November 21, 2002), was an American pianist, vocalist and composer. Her first single, "Swingin' the Boogie", which she composed, was issued in 1945. She was billed as "Queen of the Boogie." She sang at Hawaii's official statehood ceremony in 1959 and was reportedly asked for a private audience by Pope Pius XII.
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Musical artist
Career started | 1940 |
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Career ended | 2000 |
Background | Non vocal instrumentalist |
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Topical connections
Hadda Brooks on Wikipedia
External resources
- http://oralhistory.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz0008zsmm&title=Brooks,%20Hadda
- http://oralhistory.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz000905zz&title=%20Central%20Avenue%20Sounds%20Oral%20History%20Project
- http://www.laweekly.com/music/music/la-weekly-music-awards-2000/5659
- http://www.rhythm-n-blues.org/pubs/101_333_1403.CFM
- http://www.umich.edu/~afroammu/standifer/brooks.html