Velma Middleton
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Velma Middleton was an American jazz vocalist best known for her long-time collaboration and lively duet performances with Louis Armstrong.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Velma Middleton canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American jazz musician
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human ⓘ jazz singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars
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Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music performance
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vocal jazz ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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swing music ⓘ |
| givenName | Velma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | voice ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Velma Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a featured vocalist in Louis Armstrong’s live shows
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call-and-response exchanges with Louis Armstrong ⓘ comic and lively stage performances ⓘ long-time collaboration with Louis Armstrong ⓘ onstage dance routines and physical comedy bits ⓘ |
| notableWork |
duet performances with Louis Armstrong
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vocal features with Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars ⓘ |
| occupation |
jazz singer
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singer ⓘ |
| partOf | American jazz tradition ⓘ |
| performerOf |
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (duets with Louis Armstrong)
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“Basin Street Blues” (with Louis Armstrong) NERFINISHED ⓘ “Big Butter and Egg Man” (with Louis Armstrong) NERFINISHED ⓘ “Honeysuckle Rose” (with Louis Armstrong) NERFINISHED ⓘ “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” (with Louis Armstrong) NERFINISHED ⓘ “That’s My Desire” (with Louis Armstrong) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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Decca Records ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| stageRole |
comic foil to Louis Armstrong
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featured singer ⓘ |
| style | upbeat, humorous vocal delivery ⓘ |
| vocalType | contralto ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Africa (touring with Louis Armstrong)
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Asia (touring with Louis Armstrong) NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe (touring with Louis Armstrong) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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