Helen Humes

Helen Humes
Helen Humes was a versatile singer equally skilled on blues, swing standards, and ballads. Her cheerful style was always a joy to hear. As a child, she played piano and organ in church, and made her first recordings (ten blues songs in 1927) when she was only 13 and 14. In the 1930s, she worked with Stuff Smith and Al Sears, recording with Harry James in 1937-1938. In 1938, Humes joined Count Basie's Orchestra for three years. Since Jimmy Rushing specialized in blues, Helen Humes mostly got...
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Helen Humes 1927-1945
1927-1945 (1927) - Helen Humes
By: Helen Humes
Credited Role:Main Performer
Song List: Listen to Songs by Humes, Helen Black Cat Blues, A Worried Woman's Blues, If Papa Has Outsi...
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Helen Humes Be-Baba-Leba
Be-Baba-Leba (1944) - Helen Humes
By: Helen Humes
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Song List: I Would If I Could, Keep Your Mind on Me, Fortune Tellin' M...
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