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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Helen Humes canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| 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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