[Dixielandjazz] Alberta Hunter

[Mike Durham]

Bill, and anyone else interested in this great blues/vaudeville artist, you 
can get her entire recorded output on Document CD's DOCD 5422 through 
545425. Try the Document website on www.document-records.com for details.

Mike D.


>From: "Bryan Livett" <livett at rogers.com>
>To: "WILLIAM HORTON" <WILLIAMHORTON at peoplepc.com>
>CC: DJML <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Alberta Hunter
>Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 17:42:47 -0500
>
>Hi Bill:  Yes, I saw the show "Cookin' at the Cookery" in 
>Toronto......great
>show!  Highly recommended!
>
>Bryan
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "WILLIAM HORTON" <WILLIAMHORTON at peoplepc.com>
>To: "DJML" <Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 3:51 PM
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Alberta Hunter
>
>
> > A show about Alberta Hunter is now opening in Denver, and plans to tour
>the
> > country.  It has a cast of two, one portraying Alberta and the other
>taking
> > a number of roles.
> >
> > The writeup in Denver's Rocky Mountain News tells about Hunter,
>long-retired
> > from music, working as a nurse for 20 years in a NYC hospital.  In 1972,
>the
> > hospital forced her to retire since they said she was 70.  Alberta said, 
>"
> > Ha ha, the joke's on you.  I'm really 82!"
> >
> > The only sample of her vocal work I have is a tape (duped from 
>somewhere?)
> > of her singing the super-raunchy "Handy Man."  It's a great cut and I 
>wish
>I
> > had more.
> >
> > Bill Horton
> >
> >
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