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Helen Humes

American jazz and blues singer (1913–1981)
Person human Q129252

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[12]
Date of birth
June 23, 1913
Date of death
September 9, 1981
Place of birth
Louisville
Place of death
Santa Monica
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Ethnic group
African Americans[11]
Occupation
jazz musician, singer, composer, musician
Genre
jazz, blues[13][14]
Cause of death
cancer[17]
Described by source
Notable Black American Women, Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[25][26]
Family name
Humes[19]
Given name
Helen[20]
Instrument
voice, piano, pipe organ[22][23][24]
Manner of death
natural causes[21]
P14750
9F69-450E-4C89-0363-A2EB[27]
Participated in conflict
World War II[18]
Place of burial
Inglewood Park Cemetery[9]
Record label
Decca, Contemporary Records[15][16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Helen Humes ar هيلين هيومز fa هلن هومز ja ヘレン・ヒュームズ
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
000000011240297X
VIAF cluster ID
100313982
Library of Congress authority ID
n84040734
GND ID
134837991
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Helen Humes.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000671800
American National Biography ID
1802985
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
138954004
Carnegie Hall agent ID
5344
DAHR artist ID
104512
DDB person (GND) ID
134837991
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134837991
Show all 42 identifiers +30
Discogs artist ID
307298
Europeana entity
agent/base/64651
FAST ID
134804
FemBio ID
14084
Find a Grave memorial ID
6842416
Freebase ID
/m/01n1pcn
GTAA ID
111581
Grammy Awards artist ID
helen-humes/10878
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Helen_Humes
Grove Music Online ID
A2228511
Harper's tag
helen-humes
IMDb ID
nm0401793
IdRef ID
158486536
KBR person ID
14642417
Kinobox person ID
1048938
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
13442
MusicBrainz artist ID
60e492fd-d953-4de0-a6d1-2d5d27f2e0bb
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000075119
NKAA ID
951
NLP ID
a0000002597965
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007342216305171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810662247405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX974352
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
098010166
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095950258
SBN author ID
LO1V271415
SNAC ARK ID
w6b891pg
SecondHandSongs artist ID
12013
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjtTPgFJ6hvRyfbCYWkpWC, E39PBJhXbGpTdQhwwGMMcwdbBP
Yale LUX ID
person/3372c5aa-2606-4ff8-96ba-381e22b719fe

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🔗 Connections
Instrument 3
piano, pipe organ, voice
Occupation 3
composer, singer, jazz musician
Genre 2
jazz, blues
Record label 2
Decca, Contemporary Records
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Given name 1
Helen
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:performer of 1
Q138809866
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Louisville
Place of burial 1
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Place of death 1
Santa Monica
Sex or gender 1
female
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Helen Humes was born on June 23, 1913[1], in Louisville[2]. She died on September 9, 1981[3], in Santa Monica[4]. She worked as a jazz musician[5], singer[6], composer[7], and musician[8].

FAQs

Where was Helen Humes born?

Helen Humes was born in Louisville[2].

Where did Helen Humes die?

Helen Humes passed away in Santa Monica[4].

What did Helen Humes do for work?

Helen Humes worked as a jazz musician[5], singer[6], composer[7], and musician[8].

Related Entities

Decca United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +1981-09-09T00:00:00Z
    Harper's tag → helen-humes
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  4. 20w ago · Eddo1982! · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
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