Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award, the first African American to star on her own television show, and the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Ethel Waters, American blues and jazz singer and dramatic actress whose singing, based in the blues tradition, featured her full-bodied voice, wide range, and slow vibrato. Her notable acting credits included the stage and film adaptations…
The EthelWaters Show was a one-hour American television variety special that ran in the earliest days of NBC Television, on June 14, 1939, and was hosted by actress and singer Ethel Waters. [1 ] Waters was the first black performer, male…
K prvním černošským umělcům, kteří jazzový způsob zpěvu přenášeli i na repertoár bělošské populární hudby, patřila zpěvačka Ethel Watersová. Uslyšíte první část ukázek z její tvorby.