Helen Humes
Helen Humes was a versatile singer equally skilled on blues, swing standards, and ballads. Her cheerful style was always a joy to hear. As a child, she played piano and organ in church, and made her first recordings (ten blues songs in 1927) when she was only 13 and 14. In the 1930s, she worked with Stuff Smith and Al Sears, recording with Harry James in 1937-1938. In 1938, Humes joined Count Basie's Orchestra for three years. Since Jimmy Rushing specialized in blues, Helen Humes mostly got stuck singing pop ballads, but she did a fine job. After freelancing in New York (1941-1943) and touring with Clarence Love (1943-1944), Humes moved to Los Angeles. She began to record as a leader and had a hit in "Be-Baba-Leba"; her 1950 original "Million Dollar Secret" is a classic. Humes sometimes performed with Jazz at the Philharmonic, but was mostly a single in the 1950s. She recorded three superb albums for Contemporary during 1959-1961, and had tours with Red Norvo. She moved to Australia in 1964, returning to the U.S. in 1967 to take care of her ailing mother. Humes was out of the music business for several years, but made a full comeback in 1973, and stayed busy up until her death. Throughout her career, Helen Humes recorded for such labels as Savoy, Aladdin, Mercury, Decca, Dootone, Contemporary, Classic Jazz, Black & Blue, Black Lion, Jazzology, Columbia, and Muse.
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The One and Only, Vol. 1
Jazz - Erschienen bei Diamond Days am 05.05.2008
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Listen My Shuffle (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Underground Inside Records am 08.07.2016
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My Happy Heaven (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Underground Inside Records am 11.03.2016
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Helen Humes Sings
Jazz - Erschienen bei Shami Media Group 3 am 22.01.2016
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Complete Jazz Series 1945 - 1947
Jazz - Erschienen bei Complete Jazz Series am 16.02.2009
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I Just Refuse to Sing the Blues
Blues - Erschienen bei Redwood Records am 10.04.2014
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Fantastic Christmas Songs
Jazz - Erschienen bei Best Holidays Recordings am 13.12.2021
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Jumpin' on Sugar Hill
Blues - Erschienen bei Retro Music Box am 24.08.2022
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Helen Humes - Music History
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 13.08.2021
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Deep In My Music
Jazz - Erschienen bei Deep In My Music Recordings TM am 13.12.2021
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Trouble In Mind
Jazz - Erschienen bei Diamond Days am 05.05.2008
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The One and Only, Vol. 2
Jazz - Erschienen bei Diamond Days am 05.05.2008
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The Best of Christmas Holidays (Fantastic Relaxing Songs) (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Nueva Era Recordings am 01.12.2016
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Songs I Like To Sing! (Album of 1960)
Helen Humes, Marty Paich Orchestra
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vocal Classics am 31.08.2023
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The Complete Recordings, 1927-1950 (Hd Remastered Edition, Doxy Collection)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Doxy Records am 24.05.2018
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The Greatest Of Helen Humes, Alberta Hunter & Ella Mae Morse (All Tracks Remastered)
Helen Humes, Alberta Hunter, Ella Mae Morse
Jazz - Erschienen bei Millennium Digital Remaster am 08.01.2023
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Songs I Like To Sing!
Vokalmusik (weltlich und geistlich) - Erschienen bei PnR am 01.01.2000
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Songs I Like to Sing
Jazz - Erschienen bei SINETONE AMR am 11.08.2010
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Songs I Like to Sing! 1960 (Original Jazz Sound)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Original Jazz Sound am 30.07.2012
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