Jazz musician, born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. She was a vocalist with the Count Basie Orchestra (193841), a rhythm and blues stylist in the late 1940s, and a popular nightclub attraction thereafter.
Helen Humes (June 23, 1913 - September 9, 1981) was an American jazz and blues singer.
She moved to New York and became a recording vocalist with Harry James big band in 1937.
Her swing recordings with Harry James included "Jubilee", "I Can Dream Can't I", "That's The Dreamer In Me" and "Song Of The Wanderer".
Helen Humes became one of the vocalists with Count Basie's band in the late 1930s.
Her vocals with Basie's band included "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea".
During the 1940s and 1950s Helen Humes became a solo performer and worked with different bands and other vocalists including Nat King Cole.
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