Helen Humes

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Helen Humes was an American jazz and blues singer known for her work with Count Basie’s orchestra and her versatile, swinging vocal style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues singer
human
jazz singer
vocalist
activeIn Kansas City jazz
surface form: Kansas City jazz scene
artForm improvised vocal jazz
song
artisticMovement Kansas City jazz
swing era
associatedAct Billie Holiday
Buck Clayton
Count Basie
Count Basie Orchestra
Harry James
Lester Young
Red Norvo
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Humes
fieldOfWork music performance
recorded music
genre blues
jazz
rhythm and blues
swing music
givenName Helen
hasGender female
influencedGenre jump blues
vocal jazz
languageOfPerformance English
medium live performance
phonograph record
radio performance
name Helen Humes self-link
notableFor combining jazz and blues singing
work with Count Basie’s orchestra
notableRole featured vocalist with Count Basie Orchestra
notableWork Be-Baba-Leba
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
surface form: If I Could Be With You

Million Dollar Secret
Song of the Wanderer
occupation singer
recordLabel Columbia Records
Contemporary Records
Decca Records
Okeh Records
Vogue Records
vocalStyle swinging vocal style
versatile vocal style
workPeriod 20th century

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Helen Humes name Helen Humes self-link