Ethel Waters, American singer and actress, "the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award" (Wikipedia), was born on Oct. 31, 1896 (d. 1977). #EthelWaters
Ethel Waters w/ Eddie "Rochester" Anderson - "Taking a Chance on Love" (music: Vernon Duke, lyrics: John La Touche, Ted Fetter) (1943, from Cabin the Sky)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue_jOJ8GfhI
Ethel Waters, American singer and actress, was born on Oct. 31, 1896 (d. 1977). #EthelWaters
"Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) (1933)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUkqLnaH5DQ
Ethel Waters, American singer and actress, was born on Oct. 31, 1896 (d. 1977). #EthelWaters
"Underneath the Harlem Moon" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) (1933)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLueDnHbVF4
Ethel Waters, American singer and actress, was born on Oct. 31, 1896 (d. 1977). #EthelWaters
"Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) (1939)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-LhOYQJatA