Humes, Helen, 1913-1981

Date:
1979-06-12
Length:
90 minutes
Interviewer:
Bobo, Mary
Transcription available:
yes
Series:
African American Community Interviews
Series ID:
9999_001
Interview Number(s):
__757
__758
Summary:
A native of Louisville who has achieved some fame as a jazz musician, Helen Humes discusses her childhood and parents; Bessie Allen's Sunday School at Ninth and Magazine Street in Louisville, the childhood training ground for many local jazz musicians.
Topic(s):
African Americans--Kentucky--Louisville, African American singers, African American musicians, Jazz, Jazz singers, Women jazz musicians, Women jazz singers, Humes, Helen, 1913-1981