Alberta Hunter

January 10, 2024
Blues Singer

Quick Facts

Alberta Hunter
Full Name Alberta Hunter
Occupation Blues Singer
Date Of Birth Apr 1, 1895(1895-04-01)
Age 129
Date Of Death October 17, 1984, Roosevelt Island, New York, NY
Birthplace Memphis
Country United States
Birth City Tennessee
Horoscope Aries

Alberta Hunter Biography

Name Alberta Hunter
Birthday Apr 1
Birth Year 1895
Place Of Birth Memphis
Home Town Tennessee
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Aries
Spouse Willard Saxby Townsend

Alberta Hunter is one of the most popular and richest Blues Singer who was born on April 1, 1895 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Chicago blues singer and nurse who, after taking a brief retirement, performed deep into her eighties. She recorded numerous songs in her early years, and in the 1940s, she toured with the USO.

Though mostly known for her music, she did have a walk-on role in Robert Altman’s Remember My Name and she also sang on the soundtrack.

She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, running away from home at age twelve to travel.

Alberta Hunter Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Blues Singer
House Living in own house.

Alberta Hunter is one of the richest Blues Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alberta Hunter 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Arriving in Chicago at the age of fifteen, she initially found little work outside of brothels and disreputable joints until the upscale club Dago Frank’s hired her as a soloist.

She left singing to start a career as a nurse, which she kept well into her second singing career.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Alberta Hunter Dating?

According to our records, Alberta Hunter married to Willard Saxby Townsend. As of December 1, 2023, Alberta Hunter’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Alberta Ranked on the list of most popular Blues Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Alberta Hunter celebrates birthday on April 1 of every year.

What did Alberta Hunter do?

Alberta Hunter, (born April 1, 1895, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.—died October 17, 1984, New York, New York), American blues singer who achieved international fame in the 1930s for her vigorous and rhythmically infectious style and who enjoyed a resurgence of celebrity in the late 1970s and early ’80s.

Where was Alberta Hunter from?

Memphis, TN

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