Helen Humes Musical artist

Helen Humes (June 23, 1913 – September 9, 1981) was an American jazz and blues singer.Humes was successively a teenage blues singer, band vocalist with Count Basie, saucy R&B diva and a mature interpreter of the classy popular song.Along with other well-known jazz singers of the swing era Helen Humes helped to shape and define the sound of vocal swing music.

Personal facts

Helen Humes
Birth dateJune 23, 1909
Birth place
Kentucky , Louisville Kentucky , United States
Date of deathSeptember 09, 1981
Place of death
Santa Monica California , United States
Hometown
Kentucky
Louisville Kentucky
United States

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Musical artist

associated musical artist
Ellis Larkins
Count Basie
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Blues
Jazz
instrument
Singing

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