Alberta Adams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alberta Adams

American singer, musician

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1917

Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 25-Dec-2014

Profession: singer, musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Alberta Adams (July 26, 1917 – December 25, 2014) was an American blues singer.
Raised in Detroit, Michigan, she began performing as a tap dancer and nightclub singer in the 1930s.
In 1952, she signed a recording contract with Chess Records and recorded with Red Saunders for the label.
She toured with Duke Ellington, Eddie Vinson, Louis Jordan, Lionel Hampton, and T-Bone Walker, among others. In her solo career, she secured a recording contract with the now-defunct Cannonball Records and recorded two albums for them: Born with the Blues (1999) and Say Baby Say (2000).
Her 2004 album, I'm on the Move, was released by Eastlawn Records.
In 2006 she released the EP Detroit's Queen of the Blues, which was named Outstanding Blues/R&B Recording at the 2006 Detroit Music Awards.
At age 91 she recorded Detroit Is My Home, with Ann Rabson and Thornetta Davis.