Songs Written by Alberta HunterTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 – October 17, 1984) was an American jazz and blues singer and songwriter from the early 1920s to the late 1950s. After twenty years of working as a nurse, Hunter resumed her singing career in 1977. == Early life == Hunter was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Laura Peterson, who worked as a maid in a Memphis brothel, and Charles Hunter, a Pullman porter. Hunter said she never knew her father. She attended Grant Elementary... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Alberta Hunter first charted in 1923 with Down Hearted Blues.The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.