| LC control no. | n 78018966 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Lutcher, Nellie |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1915-10-15 |
| Death date | 2007-06-08 |
| Place of birth | Lake Charles (La.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Affiliation | Café Society (Nightclub) American Federation of Musicians Clarence Hart's Imperial Band Southern Rhythm Boys (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Jazz singers Rhythm and blues musicians Pianists |
| Found in | Sessions, live [SR] p1976: label (Nellie Lutcher) Her Ditto from me to you [SR] p1986: labels (Nellie Lutcher) container (jazz pianist and singer; b. 10/15/15) Independent online ed., June 11, 2007 (Nellie Lutcher; b. Oct. 15, 1915, Lake Charles, La.; d. June 8, 2007, Los Angeles; jazz vocalist and piano player) Email from P. Keepnews (New York times), June 15, 2007 (Alan Eichler, Lutcher's manager, maintains Lutcher b. in 1912; Capitol Records changed her birthdate in1947 when they signed her, to make her sound younger) African American National Biography, accessed March, 3, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Lutcher, Nellie; Nellie Rose Lutcher; jazz singer, rhythm and blues musician / singer, pianist; born 15 October 1915 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States; started playing piano early at the age of 6; quit school at 14, played in the family band (1929); joined the Clarence Hart's Imperial Band (1930); tour with Southern Rhythm Boys of New Orleans; worked at Club Bali, Club Royale in Los Angeles (1940s); gained fame singing on Nat King Cole's record Jazz Encounters (1945); prime spot singing The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else on March of Dimes benefit show (1947); recorded first single, Hurry on Down with Capitol in 1947; recorded next single, Fine Brown Frame in 1948; with a trio band toured United States, Canada; worked at New York's prestigious Café Society by 1949; tour with Cole, Britain (1951); recorded songs with Billy May Orchestra; retired in 1957, worked various jobs, at the Los Angeles Local 47 of American Federation of Musicians until 1973; had clubs performances (1970s-1980s); worked at California's Vine Street Bar and Grill and the Hollywood Roosevelt Cinegrill (1990s); The Best of Nellie Lutcher CD was released in 1995; received the Jazz Mentorship Award in 2001; died 08 June 2007 in Los Angeles, California, United States) |
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