Ethel Waters sings Am I Blue from the 1929 motion picture "On With the Show". This was the first sound movie filmed in color-unfortunately, only black and white copies survive. Also co-starring with Waters in this film are Betty Compson, Arthur Lake and Joe E. Brown. In the second half of the clip, Ms.Waters is accompanied by The Four Emperors of Harmony.. + Informações

Ethel Waters sings Eyes On The Sparrow. Song from the 1952 movie "The Member of the Wedding" With Ethel Waters as Bernice Sadie Brown; Julie Harris as Frankie Addams; and Brandon De Wilde as John Henry.. + Informações

The original classic 1933 performance by Ethel Waters of Stormy Weather, here re-released by Columbia in 1941. Real smooth. Enjoy!. + Informações

WHOOOOOOOAA. + Informações

From the film CABIN IN THE SKY © 1943 Performed by Ethel Waters with Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Music ~ Vernon Duke Lyrics ~ John LaTouche & Ted Fetter. + Informações

. + Informações

A charmingly sinister tale, elegantly told by Ethel Waters. One of Cole Porter's quirkier and more ghoulish tunes: MISS OTIS REGRETS Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today, Madam. Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today. She is sorry to be delayed, But last evening down in Lover's Lane she strayed. Madam. Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today. When she woke up and found, that her dream of love was gone. Madam. She ran to the man who had lead her so far astray. And from under a velvet gown, She drew a gun and shot her lover down, Madam. Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today. When the mob came and got her and dragged her from the jail, Madam, They strung her from the old willow cross the way. And the moment before she died, She lifted up her lovely head and cried, Madam. Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today. Miss Otis regrets... she's unable to lunch today... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ More, from our friends at Wiki: Miss Otis Regrets is a song by Cole Porter from 1934. It was first performed on stage by Douglas Byng in Hi Diddle Diddle, which opened October 3, 1934 at the Savoy Theatre, London. However, the song was originally written for Ada "Bricktop" Smith[1] to perform. "Miss Otis Regrets" is a song in the blues style, and Porter's wry take on some common lyrical subject matter of the genre, telling the tale of a woman who comes to a bad end after an encounter with a man. But Porter's peculiar twist is that Miss Otis is a polite society lady .... + Informações

a short piece from: 'Bubbling Over' (1934), "a twenty-minute musical that was full of stereotypes but redeemed by Ethel's singing". From the recently published and brilliant 'Ethel Waters: Stormy Weather (Scarecrow Press, 2007).. + Informações

Am I Blue Ethel Waters Ethel Waters Vol 1926 - 1929. + Informações

This is definitely one of my favorite songs and it is wonderfully presented by the great Ethel Waters. In the 1920s she was one of the most famous Afro-American personalities in America. She was a singer, stage and vaudeville actress and also appeared in movies. She was even nominated for a Academy Award. This recording shows her accompanied by members of the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra.. + Informações

2000 compilation Flashbacks, Vol. 3 - Copulation Blues 1926-1940: Hot & Sexy Various Artists. + Informações

A tribute to the legendary Ethel Waters.. + Informações

"WEST END BLUES" Sung by Ethel Waters Piano Accompaniment, Clarence Williams Recorded August 23, 1928 Words - Clarence Williams Music - Joe Oliver Ethel Waters was an early blues singer and later a blues-style pop singer. She was noted for her smooth style, warm voice with distinctive tone and vibrato. She sang in church choirs as a child and won a talent contest at a local theater. Played theaters in Philadelphia and Baltimore and gained the nickname "Sweet Mama Stringbean" because she was tall and thin. In New York City, in the early 1920s, she was a top-billed singer/dancer act in vaudeville, then made several big-selling records for Black Swan, Paramount and Columbia. She also performed in Broadway Musicals "Africana" (1927), "Blackbirds of 1930", and "Rhapsody in Black" (1931). She has recorded with Clarence Williams, Duke Ellington, the Dorsey Brothers and Benny Goodman. Between 1935 and 1939 she headed her own touring show. She was also active as a film actress/singer. In 1949, she was nominated for an Oscar best supporting actress in the film "Pinky", and the next year she won the New York Drama Critics Award for best actress. "West End Blues" is usually thought of as one of the all-time great Jazz instumentals, in particular, the Louis Armstrong classic recorded two months earlier. Ethel Waters is probably the first vocalist to record the lyrics of Clarence Williams, who also accompanies her on the piano. "WEST END BLUES" Blues from my head to my shoes I'm blue .... + Informações

Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 -- September 1, 1977) was an American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues.. + Informações

Ethel Waters (Oct.31,1896(1900?) - Sept.1,1977) was an American blues and jazz vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, rock and roll and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. She was the second African American ever nominated for an Academy Award. Waters was very talented and had many achievements. After her start in Baltimore, she toured on the black vaudeville circuit. As she described it later, "I used to work from nine until unconscious." Despite her early success, Waters fell on hard times and joined a carnival which traveled in freight cars to Chicago, Illinois. She enjoyed her time with the carnival, and recalled, "The roustabouts and the concessionaires were the kind of people I'd grown up with, rough, tough, full of larceny towards strangers, but sentimental, and loyal to their friends and co-workers." She did not last long with them, though, and soon headed south to Atlanta, Georgia. There, she worked in the same club with Bessie Smith. Smith demanded that she not compete in singing the blues opposite her, and Waters conceded to the older woman and instead sang ballads and popular songs and danced. Though perhaps best known for her blues singing today, Waters was to go on to star in musicals, plays and TV and return to the blues only periodically. She fell in love with a drug addict in this early period, but their stormy relationship ended with World War I. She moved to .... + Informações

DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Bubbling Over is a 1934 American musical comedy short film directed by Leigh Jason. Samson Peabody is the janitor in an apartment building where he and his wife Ethel live with a large crowd of Samson's freeloading relatives. When more relatives come to stay, Ethel throws them out. A scheming occupant of the building reads Samson's mail and poses as a clairvoyant prediciting the events of the letter; the arrival of Samson's rich Uncle for dinner. However, the Uncle is a penniless lunatic (imagining himself to be The Emperor Jones) and a pickpocket. He steals the chicken of the dinner, several watches of the guests, the clairvoyant's crystal ball and in the final scene, all the clothes of the people in the room. Cast Ethel Waters as Ethel Peabody Southernaires Quartet as Some Relatives Hamtree Harrington as Presbee Peabody Frank L. Wilson as Swami River Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 -- September 1, 1977) was an American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her best-known recordings includes, "Dinah", "Birmingham Bertha," "Stormy Weather," "Hottentot Potentate," and "Cabin In The Sky," as well as her version of the spiritual, "His Eye is on the Sparrow." Ms. Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award. After her start in Baltimore, Waters toured .... + Informações

Ethel Waters sings her signature song "Am I Blue" followed by "Underneath a Harlem Moon" in 2 clips from the 1933 movie Rufus Jones for President. Cast in the movie as Rufus was 7 year old Sammy Davis Jr. The movie was produced TOBA -"to black audiences only". At the start of this vid, the opening credits are included. Thanks to Turner Classics for preserving these old flicks.. + Informações

Ethel Waters (Oct.31,1896(1900?) - Sept.1,1977) was an American blues and jazz vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, rock and roll and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. She was the second African American ever nominated for an Academy Award. Waters was very talented and had many achievements. After her start in Baltimore, she toured on the black vaudeville circuit. As she described it later, "I used to work from nine until unconscious." Despite her early success, Waters fell on hard times and joined a carnival which traveled in freight cars to Chicago, Illinois. She enjoyed her time with the carnival, and recalled, "The roustabouts and the concessionaires were the kind of people I'd grown up with, rough, tough, full of larceny towards strangers, but sentimental, and loyal to their friends and co-workers." She did not last long with them, though, and soon headed south to Atlanta, Georgia. There, she worked in the same club with Bessie Smith. Smith demanded that she not compete in singing the blues opposite her, and Waters conceded to the older woman and instead sang ballads and popular songs and danced. Though perhaps best known for her blues singing today, Waters was to go on to star in musicals, plays and TV and return to the blues only periodically. She fell in love with a drug addict in this early period, but their stormy relationship ended with World War I. She moved to .... + Informações

Ethel Waters' original rendition of 'Birmingham Bertha' from the 1929 Warner Bros movie 'On With The Show', the first all-color talking movie btw ... This amusing song conveys its message on more than one level ... Another song about a strong woman, while offering quite some social critique ... Certainly extraordinary for its time, and maybe still today ... Enjoy! ... Cheers, Julia. + Informações

Diana Ross & the Supremes host Hollywood Palace (3 of 5) Aired 03/08/1969 -- Ethel Waters - "Suppertime" -- Ethel Waters and Diana Ross - "Bread 'n' Gravy". + Informações

Ethel Waters (Oct.31,1896(1900?) - Sept.1,1977) was an American blues and jazz vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, rock and roll and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. She was the second African American ever nominated for an Academy Award. Waters was very talented and had many achievements. After her start in Baltimore, she toured on the black vaudeville circuit. As she described it later, "I used to work from nine until unconscious." Despite her early success, Waters fell on hard times and joined a carnival which traveled in freight cars to Chicago, Illinois. She enjoyed her time with the carnival, and recalled, "The roustabouts and the concessionaires were the kind of people I'd grown up with, rough, tough, full of larceny towards strangers, but sentimental, and loyal to their friends and co-workers." She did not last long with them, though, and soon headed south to Atlanta, Georgia. There, she worked in the same club with Bessie Smith. Smith demanded that she not compete in singing the blues opposite her, and Waters conceded to the older woman and instead sang ballads and popular songs and danced. Though perhaps best known for her blues singing today, Waters was to go on to star in musicals, plays and TV and return to the blues only periodically. She fell in love with a drug addict in this early period, but their stormy relationship ended with World War I. She moved to .... + Informações

Ethel Waters (Oct.31,1896(1900?) - Sept.1,1977) was an American blues and jazz vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, rock and roll and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. She was the second African American ever nominated for an Academy Award. Waters was very talented and had many achievements. After her start in Baltimore, she toured on the black vaudeville circuit. As she described it later, "I used to work from nine until unconscious." Despite her early success, Waters fell on hard times and joined a carnival which traveled in freight cars to Chicago, Illinois. She enjoyed her time with the carnival, and recalled, "The roustabouts and the concessionaires were the kind of people I'd grown up with, rough, tough, full of larceny towards strangers, but sentimental, and loyal to their friends and co-workers." She did not last long with them, though, and soon headed south to Atlanta, Georgia. There, she worked in the same club with Bessie Smith. Smith demanded that she not compete in singing the blues opposite her, and Waters conceded to the older woman and instead sang ballads and popular songs and danced. Though perhaps best known for her blues singing today, Waters was to go on to star in musicals, plays and TV and return to the blues only periodically. She fell in love with a drug addict in this early period, but their stormy relationship ended with World War I. She moved to .... + Informações

The unmissable, unforgettable and totally lovely Ethel Waters sings 'Birmingham Bertha' from the 1929 film 'On With The Show'. With her is the legendary dancer John Bubbles (John William Sublett), one half of the famous duo 'Buck & Bubbles'. Sheer magic. Note: 'On With The Show' was originally shot in 2 part Technicolor - now sadly lost and only a b&w version remains. This clip would have looked fabulous in colour especially with Ethel Waters' marvellous feather hat. Sigh!. + Informações

Ethel Waters - His Eye Is On The Sparrow ( 1965 ). + Informações

Ethel waters- one of the greats!!. + Informações