Rosetta Howard

Rosetta Howard ( * 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, † 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American blues and jazz singer.

Life and work

A native of Chicago Rosetta Howard was active primarily in the 1930s and 1940s. To sing, she started when she appeared to jukebox pieces in the club where she worked as a waitress; from 1932 as a professional singer with Jimmy Noone and other bandleaders. From 1937 she took on a number of pieces with the Harlem Hamfats, including her ode to marijuana, " If You're A Viper" for Decca and the obscene song " Let Your Linen Hang Low ". More pictures were taken with Herb Morand and Odell Rand, who were both members of the Harlem Hamfats. In 1939, she played a more numbers with the Harlem Blues Serenaders, were among those Charlie Shavers, Buster Bailey, Lil Armstrong, Red Allen and Barney Bigard.

In the 1940s, they still occurred in Chicago and took up with Sax Mallard; In 1947 she was involved in recordings of the Big Three, which included Willie Dixon and Big Bill Broonzy. Since the commercial success of these recordings were forthcoming, they no longer took on ever since. In the 1950s, she sang with Thomas A. Dorsey in the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago.

Disco Graphical Notes

• Complete Studio Works 1939-1947 (RST )