Rosetta Howard

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Rosetta Howard (* 1914 in Chicago , Illinois ; † 1974 ibid) was an American blues - and jazz - singer .

Live and act

The Chicago native Rosetta Howard was mostly active in the 1930s and 1940s. She began to sing when she was performing to jukeboxes in the club where she worked as a waitress; from 1932 then as a professional singer with Jimmy Noone and other band leaders. From 1937 she recorded a number of pieces with the Harlem Hamfats , including her hymn of praise for marijuana , "If You're A Viper" for Decca and the obscene song "Let Your Linen Hang Low". Further recordings were made with Herb Morand and Odell Rand, both of whom were members of the Harlem Hamfats . In 1939 she played other numbers with the Harlem Blues Serenaders , which included Charlie Shavers , Buster Bailey , Lil Armstrong , Red Allen and Barney Bigard .

In the 1940s she continued to perform in Chicago and recorded with Sax Mallard ; In 1947 she was involved in recording the Big Three , which included Willie Dixon and Big Bill Broonzy . In 1948 she had a huge hit on the R&B charts with Ebony Rhapsody . Since the commercial success of her records did not materialize, she has not recorded since then. In the 1950s she sang with Thomas A. Dorsey at the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago.

Discographic notes

  • Complete Recording Works 1939-1947 (RST)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Biographical data of Rosetta Howard in The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Farian, Frank to ..., Colin Larkin, 1992, p. 1198
  2. ↑ Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed January 2009
  3. ↑ biography at allmusic
  4. ↑ Rosetta Howard> Biography at MyStrands  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.mystrands.com  
personal data
SURNAME Howard, Rosetta
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz and R&B singer
DATE OF BIRTH 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH 1974
Place of death Chicago , Illinois