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Ethel Waters - His Eye Is On The Sparrow

Ethel Waters - His Eye Is On The Sparrow (08:37)

Ethel Waters at the Billy Graham Cursade in Jackson, Mississippi on Mother's Day 1975 singing " His Eye Is On The Sparrow"

Ethel Waters-Am I Blue-1929 Film

Ethel Waters-Am I Blue-1929 Film (04:10)

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...

Ethel Waters - I've Found a New Baby (1925)

Ethel Waters - I've Found a New Baby (1925) (02:55)

Ethel Waters (oct.31,1896 - sep.1,1977) was an American blues and jazz vocalist and actress. She was born to a 12 year old mother, Louise Anderson, who had been raped by a white man, John Waters. Although she was...

"Miss Otis Regrets" (Ethel Waters, 1934)

"Miss Otis Regrets" (Ethel Waters, 1934) (03:02)

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...

Ethel Waters - Eyes On The Sparrow

Ethel Waters - Eyes On The Sparrow (02:33)

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.

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Ethel Waters Biography

Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 - September 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. Her best-known recording was her version of the spiritual, "His Eye is on the Sparrow", and she was the second African American ever nominated for an Academy Award.

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Ethel Waters's Best Songs

  • 1. I Got Rhythm
  • 2. Stormy Weather
  • 3. You Can't Stop Me From Loving You
  • 4. My Handy Man
  • 5. Shake That Thing
  • 6. Dinah
  • 7. Heat Wave
  • 8. Black and Blue
  • 9. Georgia On My Mind
  • 10. Come Up and See Me Sometime
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