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Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an Oscar-nominated American blues vocalist, who frequently performed jazz, big band, gospel, and popular music, on Broadway and off.
Early life
Waters was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a thirteen-year-old mother who had been raped, and was raised in a violent, impoverished Philadelphia ward. Even though she was adopted by her grandmother, she never lived in the same place for more than 15 months.
She began working as a hotel chambermaid for $4.75 a week, and at age 12 she married the first of three husbands. Her goal at that time was to become a maid/companion to a wealthy white woman; instead, she launched a show-business career at 17, when she entered a local talent contest on a dare.
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partridgedev (Erik Partridge) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:00:09 -0000
Today or any day that phone may ring and bring good news. Ethel Waters http://tinyurl.com/reo4u
Singers 1930 â Ethel Waters - Black and Blue: http://www.last.fm/music/Singers+1930 http://bit.ly/7tlDr7
cstettler (cstettler) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:02:15 -0000
Singers 1930 – Ethel Waters - Black and Blue: http://www.last.fm/music/Singers+1930 http://bit.ly/7tlDr7
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tamaritabiscuit (Tamara Toro Teutsch) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:41:41 -0000
"can't go on... all I have in life is gone" ethel waters - Stormy Weather on @hypem http://awe.sm/23MWV qué tristeza, oh
"My music is all queer little things that come into my head." - Ethel Waters
koshfacee (Koshila) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:08:04 -0000
"My music is all queer little things that come into my head." - Ethel Waters
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I'm at Ethel Waters' boyfriend's house. Idid!
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BiancaLaureano (BiancaLaureano) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:10:14 -0000
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Harlem 1900-1940: Ethel Waters - A detailed biography with a picture.
IMDb: Ethel Waters - Filmography (with TV appearances) and biography.
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Museum of Broadcast Communications: Waters, Ethel - Profile focusing on her television acting.
Red Hot Jazz: Ethel Waters - Includes a filmography and biographical synopsis.
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Songbirds: Ethel Waters - Detailed review of Waters's CD, Takin' a Chance on Love, by Bill Reed, with a discussion of the artist's impact on American popular music.
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