Amtrak Blues by Alberta Hunter recorded in 1980 when she was 84 !
Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 – October 17, 1984) was an American jazz and blues singer and songwriter from the early 1920s to the late 1950s. After twenty years of working as a nurse, Hunter resumed her singing career in 1977.
Amtrak Blues is an album by the American blues and jazz musician Alberta Hunter, re The album was nominated for a W. C. Handy Award, in the "Traditional Blues Album" category; Hunter won the 1980 award for best "Traditional Blues Female Artist".
1. The Darktown Strutters Ball
2. Nobody Knows When Your Down And Out
3. I'm Having A Good Time
4. Always
5. My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More
1. Amtrax Blues
2. Old Fashioned Love
3. Sweet Georgia Brown
4. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
5. I've Got A Mind To Ramble
6. Amtrax Blues
We are now in the 30's & 40's music style (Jazz) for the next couple of posts !... Courtesy of JohnF who has sent me quite a few links to his L/P's....TA ! John !!
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