Hadda Brooks

Birthday: 1916-10-29
Deathday: 2002-11-21
Birthplace: Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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Hadda Brooks (October 29, 1916 – November 21, 2002) was an American pianist, vocalist and composer. Her first single, "Swingin' the Boogie", which she composed, was issued in 1945. She was billed as "Queen of the Boogie". She sang at Hawaii's official statehood ceremony in 1959 and was reportedly asked for a private audience by Pope Pius XII.

Credits

Year Title Character
1999-04-16 The Thirteenth Floor Lounge Piano Player
1952-12-25 The Bad and the Beautiful Piano Player (uncredited)
1950-05-17 In a Lonely Place Singer
1948-10-01 Boogie Woogie Blues