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Date of Birth
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01-April-1895
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Place of Birth
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Memphis
(Tennessee, United States of America, Shelby County, Area code 901)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Josephine Beatty, Hunter, Alberta
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Profession
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Nurse, Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Nursing
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Alberta Hunter was an American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse. Her career had started back in the early 1920s, and from there on, she became a successful jazz and blues recording artist, being critically acclaimed to the ranks of Ethel Waters and Bessie Smith. In the 1950s, she retired from performing and entered the medical field, only to successfully resume her singing career in her 80s.
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