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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Golden Artists Of The USA, Vol. 14
Jazz - Erschienen bei Diamond Days am 05.05.2008
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Golden Artists Of The USA, Vol. 13
Jazz - Erschienen bei Diamond Days am 05.05.2008
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Shake That Thing
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz League Music am 21.08.2016
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Ethel Waters, 20 Essential Classics
Jazz - Erschienen bei Firefly Entertainment am 01.10.2012
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You Can't Do What My Last Man Did
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Zip Media Ltd am 05.05.1924
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Milestones of Legends: Female Blues Singers, Vol. 3
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Ethel Waters, Eddie Mallory Orchestra
Gospel - Erschienen bei Intense Media GmbH am 18.03.2018
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Ethel Waters
Vokalmusik (weltlich und geistlich) - Erschienen bei PnR am 01.01.2000
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The Greatest Of Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey & Ethel Waters (All Tracks Remastered)
Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Ethel Waters
Blues - Erschienen bei Millennium Digital Remaster am 30.09.2022
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Ethel Waters, Vol. 3 "I Got Rhythm"
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei SINETONE AMR am 07.03.2016
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Ethel Waters, Vol. 2 "Cabin in the Sky"
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei SINETONE AMR am 07.03.2016
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The Collection 1938-1946
Jazz - Erschienen bei Marmot Music am 07.10.2013
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What Goes Up Must Come Down
Pop - Erschienen bei PnR am 01.01.2000
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His Eye Is on the Sparrow
Gospel - Erschienen bei Start Up Records am 21.01.2021
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Miss Otis Regrets
Jazz - Erschienen bei Black Barn Music am 18.08.2023
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Shake That Thing / Sugar (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Hit Singles Records am 08.06.2020
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Ethel Waters, Vol. 1 "In My Soul"
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei SINETONE AMR am 07.03.2016
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