voc, 1901-1968 US, Keyport, New Jersey
Singer / Musician of Pop, Blues and Jazz
A.k.a. Bloody Mary (12)
US actress and singer (November 6, 1901 – February 28, 1968) sometimes nicknamed "Bloody Mary" after her signature role in the Broadway cast of South Pacific, for which she was personally picked by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and for which she became the first African American to win a Tony Award (1950). In 1958, she recorded a album "Juanita Hall Sings The Blues", an album of songs related to Bessie Smith and backed by Claude Hopkins, Coleman Hawkins, Buster Bailey, Doc Cheatham a.o. Also in 1958 she appeared as Bloody Mary in the film version of "South Pacific", but this time her voice was dubbed Muriel Smith.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Original Bloody Mary Sings The Blues | Juanita Hall With Claude Hopkins All Stars | 1997 | Album |
Sing Out, Sweet Land! | Alfred Drake, Burl Ives, Alma Kaye, Bibi Osterwald, Jack McCauley, Juanita Hall | 1981 | Album |
Juanita Hall | Juanita Hall | 1971 | Compil. |
Jimmy Witherspoon - Sings And Plays The Blues / Juanita Hall - Sings The Blues | Jimmy Witherspoon, Juanita Hall | 1965 | Compil. |
South Pacific | Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza, Juanita Hall | 1965 | Single |
Hold That Train / Baby Won't You Please Come Home | Juanita Hall | 1958 | Single |
The Original Bloody Mary Sings The Blues | Juanita Hall With Claude Hopkins All Stars | 1958 | Album |
Old Bojangles Is Gone / I'm In The Mood For Love | Juanita Hall And The Four Tunes | 1950 | Single |
My Old Kentucky Home / I Dream Of Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair | Juanita Hall | 1949 | Album |
Scarlet Ribbons / Blow Them Blues Away | Juanita Hall | 1949 | Album |
Love's A Precious Thing | Juanita Hall | 1949 | Album |
Juanita Hall Sings Bessie Smith | Juanita Hall | Single | |
Some Enchanted Evening / Happy Talk | Ezio Pinza, Juanita Hall | Album | |
City Blues | Juanita Hall | Single |
Juanita Hall And Choir Folk |
Juanita Hall Choir And Congregation Pop |