Helen Humes (June 23, 1913 - September 9, 1981) was an American jazz and bl… Read Full Bio ↴Helen Humes (June 23, 1913 - September 9, 1981) was an American jazz and blues singer. Helen was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
She moved to New York and became a recording vocalist with Harry James big band in 1937.
Her swing recordings with Harry James included "Jubilee", "I Can Dream Can't I", "That's The Dreamer In Me" and "Song Of The Wanderer".
Helen Humes became one of the vocalists with Count Basie's band in the late 1930s.
Her vocals with Basie's band included "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea".
During the 1940s and 1950s Helen Humes became a solo performer and worked with different bands and other vocalists including Nat King Cole.
In 1950 Humes recorded Benny Carter's "Rock Me to Sleep". She managed to bridge the gap between big band jazz swing and rhythm and blues.
She moved to Hawaii and later to Australia.
Helen Humes died in Santa Monica, California.
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She moved to New York and became a recording vocalist with Harry James big band in 1937.
Her swing recordings with Harry James included "Jubilee", "I Can Dream Can't I", "That's The Dreamer In Me" and "Song Of The Wanderer".
Helen Humes became one of the vocalists with Count Basie's band in the late 1930s.
Her vocals with Basie's band included "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea".
During the 1940s and 1950s Helen Humes became a solo performer and worked with different bands and other vocalists including Nat King Cole.
In 1950 Humes recorded Benny Carter's "Rock Me to Sleep". She managed to bridge the gap between big band jazz swing and rhythm and blues.
She moved to Hawaii and later to Australia.
Helen Humes died in Santa Monica, California.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Humes"
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Don't Worry 'Bout Me Don't worry 'bout me I'll get along Forget about me Just …
Every Now and Then Every now and then There's a longing in my heart, Every now…
If I Could Be with You Finally found a fella Almost completely divine But his voc…
Imagination Imagination, Imagination is funny. It makes a cloudy day sun…
Love Me Or Leave Me Love me or leave me and let me be lonely You…
Mean to Me You're mean to me Why must you be mean to me? Gee,…
Million Dollar Secret I'm gonna tell all you girls a secret, please keep…
My Old Flame My old flame, I can't even think of his name, But it's…
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone Years we've been together Seems we cant get along, No matter…
ST. Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
You're Driving Me Crazy You left me sad and lonely; Why did you leave…