Brooks as the singer of "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" in the film In a Lonely Place (1950)
Background information
Birth name
Hattie L. Hapgood
Born
(1916-10-29)October 29, 1916 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died
November 21, 2002(2002-11-21) (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Blues, boogie woogie, jazz, R&B
Occupation(s)
Musician, composer
Instrument(s)
Piano, vocals
Years active
1940s–2000s
Labels
Modern, Crown, Virgin, Point Blank, Oldie Blues
Musical artist
Hadda Brooks (October 29, 1916 – November 21, 2002) was an American pianist, vocalist and composer, who was billed as "Queen of the Boogie".[1] She was Inducted in the Rhythm and Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1993.[2]
^Larkin, Colin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Guinness Limited, page 563, (1995); ISBN 1-56159-176-9
^"Obituary: Hadda Brooks". the Guardian. February 4, 2003. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
HaddaBrooks (October 29, 1916 – November 21, 2002) was an American pianist, vocalist and composer, who was billed as "Queen of the Boogie". She was Inducted...
"Hadda be Playin' on the Jukebox" is a poem written by Allen Ginsberg in 1975. The "Hadda" of the poem is HaddaBrooks (October 29, 1916 – November 21...
Sophia L. Cassidy Any Time, Any Place, Any Where Written and Performed by HaddaBrooks King's Highway Written and Performed by Joe Henry Courtesy of Mammoth...
Grammy-winning record albums and managed singers including Anita O'Day, HaddaBrooks, Nellie Lutcher, Ruth Brown, Johnnie Ray and Yma Sumac. He is a cousin...
Barnes William Ching as Det. Ted Barton Steven Geray as Paul, Headwaiter HaddaBrooks as Singer Jack Reynolds as Henry Kesler Billy Gray as the young boy requesting...
Year Title Type Notes 2003 HaddaBrooks: Queen of the Boogie Feature Film Co-director with Barry Pett 2013-2015 TBD, The Musical Feature Film, Musical...
Blues In B Flat / Deep Meditation Modern Music, 1945 May 1, 1945 Studio HaddaBrooks, Howard McGhee Rex Stewart Plays Duke Ellington/Illinois Jacquet And...
Blades (producer & artist) for Mundo Derek Bell Bill Berry Otis Blackwell HaddaBrooks Ray Brown (musician) Rosemary Clooney Ray Conniff Tom Dowd Gus Dudgeon...
covered by many performers, including Christina Aguilera, Thelma Houston, HaddaBrooks, Gaye Adegbalola, Helen Schneider, Rory Block, Sandra Reaves, and Lavay...
Europe in 2009. She has also contributed to recordings by Mike Watt, HaddaBrooks and Lydia Lunch. She has performed live with Watt, as well as with Thurston...
Beach Boys' Christmas Album (Capitol, 1964) HaddaBrooks, Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (DRG, 1994) HaddaBrooks, Time Was When (Pointblank, 1996) Roy Burns...
patrons lining up to hear him sing "Desire"; among them was R&B artist HaddaBrooks, known for her boogie woogie piano playing. She listened to him every...
Brackeen (born 1938) David Braid (born 1975) Alan Broadbent (born 1947) HaddaBrooks (1916–2002) Charles Brown (1922–1999) Cleo Brown (1907 or 1909–1995)...
of Janis Joplin". Jazz musicians Horace Silver, Roosevelt Sykes, and HaddaBrooks have complimented her. Jazz pianist and composer Eubie Blake paid Williams...
drag racer November 18 – James Coburn, actor (b. 1928) November 21 – HaddaBrooks, jazz singer, pianist, and composer (b. 1916) November 24 – John Rawls...
The Broadway Bellhops (1927) Lillie Delk Christian, Okeh Records; 1927 HaddaBrooks Nat King Cole (1957) Eddie Condon and his Band (1952) Doris Day (1955)...
R&B label, their first success coming with "Swingin' the Boogie", by HaddaBrooks. They bought a pressing plant and divided tasks among themselves, with...
continued afterwards as local series HaddaBrooks and The HaddaBrooks Show, 1957 local Los Angeles TV show Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). The Complete...
musician November 5 – Billy Guy (66), singer (The Coasters) November 21 – HaddaBrooks (86), U.S. jazz singer, pianist and composer November 28 – Dave "Snaker"...
Achievement Award) Johnny Otis Earl Palmer The Shirelles Irma Thomas 1993 HaddaBrooks James Brown & The Famous Flames (Lifetime Achievement Award) Solomon...
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