RE: African-American musicians and Yiddish

[Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky <reyzl...>]

Eve,

I think you must be referring to is Alberta Hunter.   She sang "Ikh hob dikh 
tusfil lib" beautifully.


Reyzl 



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Sent:  Friday, March 12, 1999 11:04 PM
To:  World music from a Jewish slant.
Subject:  Re:  African-American musicians and Yiddish

hi,

someone mentioned Dinah Washington in this thread.  I never knew of Yiddish
material she sang, but on the radio during the last year I heard excellent
rendering of mameloshn (a ballad, I believe) sung by an African-American woman
whose name I knew from blues and gospel, '40s/'50s era I believe.  her name
completely escapes me right now.  any takers?  anyway, it was a beautiful
recording.

thanks...
Eve



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