Hadda Brooks
Queen of the Boogie
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Born Hattie L. Hapgood in 1916, she cultivated her piano and vocal talents within the American blues milieu, adopting the stage name Hadda Brooks after Jules Bihari of Modern Records signed her in the mid-1940s. Known as the “Queen of the Boogie,” she achieved early fame with nightclub and festival appearances, a performance at Hawaii’s statehood ceremony in 1959, and a private audience with Pope…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
