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Ethel Waters

1896 - 1977

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Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her notable recordings include "Dinah", "Stormy Weather", "Taking a Chance on Love", "Heat Wave", "Supper Time", "Am I Blue?", "Cabin in the Sky", "I'm Coming Virginia", and her version of "His Eye Is on the Sparrow". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ethel Waters is the 1,275th most popular singer (up from 1,455th in 2019), the 6,992nd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,487th in 2019) and the 348th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ethel Waters ranks 1,275 out of 4,381. Before her are Paul Weller, Miguel Ríos, Dave Davies, Luis Eduardo Aute, Siouxsie Sioux, and Monica. After her are Jackson Wang, Gil Scott-Heron, Marija Naumova, Nik Kershaw, Seungri, and Gloria Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Ethel Waters ranks 207. Before her are Ruben Lagus, Barbara La Marr, Edvin Wide, Eric Backman, Sirarpie Der Nersessian, and Kostas Karyotakis. After her are Mordecai Ardon, Agustín Sancho, Brock Chisholm, Giuseppe Enrici, Enrique Hertzog, and Paul van Ostaijen. Among people deceased in 1977, Ethel Waters ranks 192. Before her are Mike Parkes, Raymond Bernard, Krishan Chander, Geraldine Brooks, Alexander Volkov, and Otto Kaiser. After her are Giorgio Pessina, David Toro, Leila Hyams, Peter Carl Goldmark, Rodolfo Walsh, and Suniti Kumar Chatterji.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ethel Waters ranks 6,994 out of 20,380. Before her are Paul Sweezy (1910), Zachary Quinto (1977), Alex Cord (1933), Art Metrano (1936), George Gervin (1952), and Nancy Chodorow (1944). After her are John Diehl (1950), Chris Morgan (1966), Sandy Neilson (1956), John Exley (1867), Gil Scott-Heron (1949), and Alf Landon (1887).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Ethel Waters ranks 348. Before her are Bobby Helms (1933), Bill Medley (1940), Virginia E. Johnson (1925), Luther Vandross (1951), Gracie Abrams (1999), and Monica (1980). After her are Gil Scott-Heron (1949), Gloria Jones (1945), Lil Nas X (1999), Lhasa de Sela (1972), Ted Neeley (1943), and Mississippi John Hurt (1892).

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