Ethel Waters

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 bestknown 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 Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethel Waters licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia