Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters had a long and varied career, and was one of the first true jazz singers to record. Defying racism with her talent and bravery, Waters became a stage and movie star in the 1930s and '40s without leaving the U.S. She grew up near Philadelphia and, unlike many of her contemporaries, developed a clear and easily understandable diction. Originally classified as a blues singer (and she could sing the blues almost on the level of a Bessie Smith), Waters made jazz-oriented recordings between 1921 and 1928 that swung before that term was even coined. A star early on at theaters and nightclubs, Waters introduced such songs as "Dinah," "Am I Blue" (in a 1929 movie), and "Stormy Weather." She made a smooth transition from jazz singer of the 1920s to a pop music star of the '30s, and she was a strong influence on many vocalists including Mildred Bailey, Lee Wiley, and Connee Boswell. Waters spent the latter half of the 1930s touring with a group headed by her husband-trumpeter Eddie Mallory, and appeared on Broadway (Mamba's Daughter in 1939) and in the 1943 film Cabin in the Sky; in the latter she introduced "Taking a Chance on Love," "Good for Nothing Joe," and the title cut. In later years Waters was seen in nonmusical dramatic roles, and after 1960 she mostly confined her performances to religious work for the evangelist Billy Graham. The European Classics label has reissued all of Ethel Waters' prime recordings and they still sound fresh and lively today.
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Ethel Waters Selected Favorites Volume 6
Blues - Released by Charly Records on 20 jun. 2006
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Queens of Jazz
Pop - Released by Golden Bridge Records on 22 okt. 2019
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Favorite Blues of All Time
Pop - Released by Golden Bridge on 6 sep. 2019
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Georgia On My Mind
Jazz - Released by Vantage Music on 30 aug. 2012
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Legendary Classics By Ethel Waters
Jazz - Released by Ubiquitous on 2 mrt. 2013
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Heat Wave with Ethel Waters
Jazz - Released by Shami Media Group 3 on 22 jan. 2016
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Moonglow (Original Recordings 1934)
Pop - Released by JazzAge on 1 jan. 2014
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Cabin in the Sky (Original Recordings 1938 - 1940)
Pop - Released by JazzAge on 1 jan. 2014
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The Very Best of 1921-1947
Vocale jazz - Released by Master Classics Records on 1 mei 2009
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Ethel Waters Selected Favorites, Vol. 1
Blues - Released by Charly Records on 21 mrt. 2011
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Ethel Waters Selected Favorites, Vol. 2
Blues - Released by Charly Records on 21 mrt. 2011
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Ethel Waters Selected Favorites, Vol. 3
Blues - Released by Charly Records on 21 mrt. 2011
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Ethel Waters Selected Favorites, Vol. 4
Blues - Released by Charly Records on 21 mrt. 2011
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Ethel Waters Selected Favorites, Vol. 5
Blues - Released by Charly Records on 21 mrt. 2011
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Ethel Waters Selected Favorites, Vol. 7
Blues - Released by Charly Records on 21 mrt. 2011
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Ethel Waters Selected Favorites, Vol. 10
Blues - Released by Charly Records on 21 mrt. 2011
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Ethel Waters Selected Hits Vol. 1
Blues - Released by Charly Records on 12 jun. 2006
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