Helen Humes
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 44 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 23,1913 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Louisville |
| Kentucky | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | September 9,1981 |
| Died | Santa Monica |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Albums | Songs I Like to Sing |
| Million Dollar Secret | |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Blues | |
| Record labels | Decca Records |
| Contemporary Records | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 684140 |
Helen Humes Life story
Helen Humes was an American jazz and blues singer. Humes was a teenage blues singer, a vocalist with Count Basie's band, a saucy R&B diva, and a mature interpreter of the classy popular song. Along with other well-known jazz singers of the swing era, Humes helped to shape and define the sound of vocal swing music.