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Helen Humes enjoyed a successful career that began at age 13 in 1927 and ended with her death in 1981. Known for "Million Dollar Secret" (a song that may have inspired Anna Nicole Smith...) and for "Be Baba Leba" Humes may have lost some recognition to the women she succeeded in various positions in entertainment: Billie Holiday in Count Basie's band, Lena Horne at Caf? Society, and Ella Fizgerald at Jazz At The Philharmonic. But her talent was in the same league as theirs, and her legacy of recordings is rich.
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Piece Description
Helen Humes enjoyed a successful career that began at age 13 in 1927 and ended with her death in 1981. Known for "Million Dollar Secret" (a song that may have inspired Anna Nicole Smith...) and for "Be Baba Leba" Humes may have lost some recognition to the women she succeeded in various positions in entertainment: Billie Holiday in Count Basie's band, Lena Horne at Caf? Society, and Ella Fizgerald at Jazz At The Philharmonic. But her talent was in the same league as theirs, and her legacy of recordings is rich.
Broadcast History
wxpn-fm 3-16-2006
Timing and Cues
4:02 Seld-contained. Opens with opening theme & host intro. Ends with music fade.
Musical Works
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Artist Name "Song Title"
Label Name: Album Title
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Helen Humes "Do What You Did Last Night"
Jazz Legends: Knockin' Myself Out: 1927-1951
? 2005 Allegro Corporation
JAZ 2012
Helen Humes "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea"
Topaz: Blue Prelude
? 1998 Topaz Jazz
TPZ 1073
Helen Humes "Be Baba Leba"
Jazz Legends: Knockin' Myself Out: 1927-1951
? 2005 Allegro Corporation
JAZ 2012
Helen Humes "Be Ba Ba Le Ba Boogie"
Jazz Legends: Knockin' Myself Out: 1927-1951
? 2005 Allegro Corporation
JAZ 2012
Helen Humes "Million Dollar Secret"
GNP Crescendo: The Best Of Gene Norman's Blues Jubilees VA
? 1999 GNP Crescendo Record Co., Inc.
GNPD 2261
Helen Humes "Today I Sing The Blues"
Jazz Legends: Knockin' Myself Out: 1927-1951
? 2005 Allegro Corporation
JAZ 2012
Helen Humes "Love Me Or Leave Me"
Contemporary: Songs I Like To Sing!
? 1961 Contemporary Records, Inc.
C-7582
Helen Humes "My Handy Man"
Classic Jazz: Let The Good Times Roll
? 1980 MMO Music Group
CJ 120
Helen Humes "Million Dollar Secret"
Contemporary: 'Deed I Do
? 1994 Fantasy, Inc.
CCD 14071-2
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