Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waterswas an American blues, jazz and gospel singer and actress...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJazz Singer
Date of Birth31 October 1896
CityChester, PA
CountryUnited States of America
clearer operation proved sang throat time tone voice
The first time I sang after my throat operation was one of the tensest times of my life. But my voice proved to have a clearer tone than ever before.
junk causes
I am somebody cause God don't make no junk
couple beer giving
I found that a couple of bottles of beer would give me a lift, but the third bottle would sober me up.
yesterday joy looks
It has been an ache and a joy both to look over this big shoulder of mine at all my yesterdays.
black-history black depends
I could depend a lot on my shaking, though I never shimmied vulgarly and only to express myself.
I never was coddled, or liked, or understood by my family.
ella riff
No one in the world can beat Ella Fitzgerald as a riff singer.