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In the mid- to late '40s, black popular music began to mutate from swing jazz and boogie-woogie into the sort of rhythm & blues that helped lay the foundation for rock & roll. Singer and pianist Hadda Brooks was one of the m...
More »In the mid- to late '40s, black popular music began to mutate from swing jazz and boogie-woogie into the sort of rhythm & blues that helped lay the foundation for rock & roll. Singer and pianist Hadda Brooks was one of the m...
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Lovely romantic song from 1947 by singer/pianist Hadda Brooks. The guitarist on this recording is Teddy Bunn, ...

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Song: I Hadn t Anyone Till You by Jazz singer Hadda Brooks Queen of the Boogie (1916-2002), Pioneer Award and ...

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Can-Can Club - New Orleans shot by Steve Laub Neuman KM184 mics to Canon GL-1 mDV Camera...


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A Song that the great Gene Vincent covered on his debut album..This though is the original version from Okeh R...

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Headin outta here for today but spinning one from the real early days and directly from the attic!!! Enjoy!!!!...

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Hadda Brooks Trio-Trust In Me Modern Music Records-78-150-1946...

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Same 78 rpm record just played on my briefcase stereo record player . Enjoy !!...

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Hadda Brooks haunting performance of the Irving Berlin classic When I Leave The World Behind ....

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A great tune by Hadda Brooks on the Modern Music label. Brooks actually preferred ballads to boogie-woogie, bu...


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A great boogie woogie tune by Hadda Brooks on the Modern Music label. Hadda Brooks (October 29, 1916 -- Novemb...



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HADDA BROOKS - ROMANCE IN THE DARK - TRUST IN ME - MODERN 150...

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Personal Information Born Hadda Hopgood on October 2, 1916, in Los Angeles, CA; died on November 21, 2002, Los...


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HADDA BROOKS - RIDING THE BOOGIE - BLUE MOOD - MODERN 115...

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Hadda Brooks Trio-That s My Desire Modern Hollywood Records-78-147-1946...

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Desde Femme Fatale , Hadda Brooks (1957). Fotograma: In a Lonely Place , Nicholas Ray (1950)...

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HADDA BROOKS - DONT YOU THINK I OUGHT TO KNOW - THAT S WHERE I CAME IN -M ODERN 155...

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HADDA BROOKS - HONEY HONEY HONEY - HOLLYWOOD HOUSE PARTY BOOGIE - MODERN 157.wmv...

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Hadda Brooks-Blues In Bb Modern Records-78-111-1945...

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HADDA BROOKS - KEEP YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEART - LETS BE SWEETHEARTS AGAIN - MODERN 20-804.wmv...

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Hadda Brooks-Variety Bounce Modern Hollywood Records-78-599-1947...

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For theUrbanmusiCologist this is THE #1 version of the ultimate Christmas classic....Hadda Brooks nails this o...
Romance in the Dark
Femme Fatale
That's Where I Came In
Swingin' the Boogie
Blues and Boogies: The Empress of the Torch Blues
Romance in the Dark
I've Got News for You
Jump Back Honey: The Complete OKeh Sessions
Time Was When
Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
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