Blue Lu Barker
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| Blue Lu Barker | |
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| Born | November 13, 1913 |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Died | May 7, 1998 (aged 84) |
| Genre(s) | Jazz Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Associated acts | Danny Barker |
Blue Lu Barker (13 November 1913[1] – May 7, 1998) was a jazz and blues singer, born Louisa Dupont Barker[1] in New Orleans, Louisiana who often sang and performed with her husband Danny Barker, a legend of the New Orleans music scene.[2]
The recording of "A Little Bird Told Me" by Barker was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 15308. It first reached the Billboard chart on 31 December, 1948 and lasted 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #16.
Barker was inducted into the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame in 1997, one year before she died.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c All Music Guide biography
- ^ Levin, Floyd (2002). Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. University of California Press, 191. ISBN 0520234634.
