| Descriptive "tags": |
jazz • blues • female vocalists • piano • rhythm and blues • nellie lutcher
|
| Decades Active: |
1950s
•
1980s
•
1990s
•
2000s
|
| Links online: |
Wikipedia
|
Biography
15 October 1912, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA, d. 8 June 2007, Los Angeles, California, USA. Lutcher was a singer and pianist, noted for her percussive piano-playing and distinctive scat-vocal approach. She initially played in a big band with her bass-playing father before moving on to join the Southern Rhythm Boys band. She played clubs on the west coast during the late 30s/early 40s and signed to Capitol Records in 1947 following an appearance on a March Of Dimes charity show. Her first release, the R&B-styled and risqué track ‘Hurry On Down’, became a US Top 20 hit that same year and was followed by ‘He’s A Real Gone Guy’, ‘The Song Is Ended’ and ‘Fine Brown Frame’. The latter was a cover version of an earlier hit by band leader Buddy Johnson. Lutcher later moved on to Liberty Records, recording a highly rated album, Our New Nellie. However, her popularity had faded, and during the...
Read the Full Biography of Nellie Lutcher
|
|
