Winifred Atwell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Winifred Atwell

Trinidad and Tobago musician

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1914

Place of Birth: Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago

Date of Death: 28-Feb-1983

Profession: pharmacist, pianist, singer-songwriter, musician

Nationality: Trinidad and Tobago

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or 27 April 1910 or 1914 – 28 February 1983) was a Trinidadian pianist who enjoyed great popularity in Britain and Australia from the 1950s with a series of boogie-woogie and ragtime hits, selling over 20 million records.
She was the first black person to have a number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart and is still the only female instrumentalist to do so.