Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an African American blues vocalist who frequently performed jazz, big band, gospel, and popular music, on Broadway and off.

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Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an African American blues vocalist who frequently performed jazz, big band, gospel, and popular music, on Broadway and off.

Waters was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a twelve-year old mother who had been raped, and was raised in a violent, impoverished Philadelphia ward.