Nellie Lutcher

Nellie Lutcher, an excellent pianist, had a couple of vocal strikes in the past due ’40s that gave a everlasting momentum to her profession. She began playing in public areas in early stages. When Lutcher was 14, she performed piano behind Ma Rainey at an area booking and the next 12 months she toured with Clarence Hart’s music group in Louisiana and Tx; her dad was on bass. Lutcher worked well as an individual in obscurity from 1935-47, shifting to LA when she was 23. Her youthful son informed her about a advantage radio program to become broadcast from Hollywood Large and at the final second she could obtain booked to close the display. She performed “THE MAIN ONE I REALLY LIKE Belongs to SOMEONE ELSE,” it had been noticed by A&R scout Dave Dexter and she was quickly authorized to Capitol Information. Her 1st two classes (from 1947) led to her two biggest strikes: “Be quick on Down” and “He’s a genuine Gone Man,” both which possess remained signature music for Lutcher through the years. Also well-known was “Good Brown Framework.” Lutcher’s swing-styled piano worked well well with her eccentric scatting and exaggerated pronunciation of terms. However no additional strikes resulted and in 1952 she was fallen by Capitol. There have been isolated recordings for Epic (1952-53), Liberty (1956) and Imperial however the singer-pianist produced very few information after 1957, operating instead at the neighborhood Music artists Union and gigging locally. Nellie Lutcher continuing focusing on a part-time basis in to the ’90s, still most well-known on her behalf recordings of 1947.