Winifred Atwell Musical artist

Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or 27 April 1910 or 1914 – 28 February 1983) was a Trinidadian pianist who enjoyed great popularity in Britain and Australia from the 1950s with a series of boogie-woogie and ragtime hits, selling over 20 million records. She was the first black person to have a number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart and is still the only female instrumentalist to do so.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 27, 1910
Birth place	Trinidad and Tobago , Tunapuna
Date of death	February 28, 1983
Place of death	New South Wales , Sydney , Australia

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Musical artist

Career started	1946
Career ended	1980
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Ragtime Classical music Boogie-woogie
instrument	Piano
record label	RCA Records Decca Records Philips Records