Juanita Hall

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US actress and singer (November 6, 1901 – February 28, 1968) sometimes nicknamed "Bloody Mary" after her signature role in the Broadway cast of South Pacific, for which she was personally picked by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and for which she became the first African American to win a Tony Award (1950).
In 1958, she recorded a album "Juanita Hall Sings The Blues", an album of songs related to Bessie Smith and backed by Claude Hopkins, Coleman Hawkins, Buster Bailey, Doc Cheatham a.o. Also in 1958 she appeared as Bloody Mary in the film version of "South Pacific", but this time her voice was dubbed Muriel Smith.

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Baby Won't You Please Come Home

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You've Been a Good Old Wagon

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Hold That Train

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Downhearted Blues

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Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer

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2 releases · data from Discogs

Setlists

13 live performances · data from Setlist.fm

All · 13
1958
1952
1950
1949
1941

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June 28, 1958

Alouette

Montreal, Quebec, Canada


June 29, 1952

The Ed Sullivan Show

New York, New York, United States


June 22, 1952

The Ed Sullivan Show

New York, New York, United States


December 22, 1950

Carnegie Hall

New York, New York, United States


April 16, 1950

The Ed Sullivan Show

New York, New York, United States

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Juanita Hall has released 2 albums between 1958 and 1991. Notable releases include Sings The Blues, The Original Bloody Mary Sings The Blues. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Juanita Hall's most-played tracks include Baby Won't You Please Come Home, You've Been a Good Old Wagon, Hold That Train, Downhearted Blues, Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

US actress and singer (November 6, 1901 – February 28, 1968) sometimes nicknamed "Bloody Mary" after her signature role in the Broadway cast of South Pacific, for which she was personally picked by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and for whi... Read the full biography on this page.

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