- Collection:
- African American Oral History Collection
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Helen Humes
- Creator:
- Humes, Helen
- Contributor to Resource:
- Bobo, Mary
- Date of Original:
- 1979-06-12
- Subject:
- African Americans--Kentucky
African American singers--Kentucky
African American musicians--Kentucky
Jazz
Jazz singers--Kentucky
Women jazz musicians--Kentucky - People:
- Humes, Helen
- Location:
- United States, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, 38.25424, -85.75941
- Medium:
- sound recordings
transcripts
oral histories (literary works) - Type:
- Sound
Text - Format:
- application/pdf
audio/mpeg - Description:
- Oral history interview with Helen Humes, a jazz singer from Louisville, conducted on June 12, 1979 by Mary Bobo, for the University of Louisville Archives and Records Center. In this interview, Ms. Humes discusses her career, including her start in Louisville; her friendships; her musical style; and her thoughts on the changes the years have brought to Louisville.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- https://ohc.library.louisville.edu/interviews/record.php?q=Humes%2C%20Helen
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 01:00:12
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Louisville. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections
- Rights:
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