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Christine Kittrell August 11 1929 – December 19 2001 Was An American Rhythm & Blues Singer.
In 1954 She Recorded Tracks For The Republic Record Label Two Of Which Featured Little Richard On Piano And A Third With Richard As Backing Vocalist.
Kittrell Was Born In Nashville Tennessee United States And Went On To Work With Louis Armstrong B.B. King Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams John Coltrane Johnny Otis And Earl Bostic.
In 1967 Kittrell Was Wounded While Performing To Troops In Vietnam And Recorded Her Final Music In 1968. Throughout Her Life Kittrell Recorded Thirty Four Tracks For Six Separate Labels.
Kittrell Died In 2001 Of Emphysema At The Riverside Methodist Hospital In Columbus Ohio. Christine Kittrell Was Born On August 11 1929 Into A Musical Family In Nashville And Decided That Singing Would Be Her Life's Work After Singing In Church And Listening To Records By Vela Johnson Dinah Washington Billie Holliday And Bessie Smith. During The '40s And Early '50s Kittrell Toured Extensively And Recorded For Tennessee Republic Federal King And Vee-Jay Records Over Her Career. During The Summer Of 1952 A Little Independent Label Based In Nashville Called Tennessee Records Released A Blues Recording Called 'Sittin' Here Drinkin'' /'I Ain't Nothing But A Fool'. In 1952 Little Richard Played Piano On One Of Her Songs 'Lord Have Mercy I'm So Lonely '. Christine Then Moved To Republic Records Also In Nashville And Recorded With The Gay Crosse Band Who Had In Their Number A Young Tenor Player Called John Coltrane. Christine Was Starting To Rack Up Sales Of Over 20 000 Per Single. Around This Time She Toured Regularly. DJ Gene Norman Organised A Show With The Robins Christine Kittrell Earl Bostic And The Flairs At The Embassy Ballroom In LA And To Tour California In March. Other West Coast Tours Would Follow With "Fats" Domino Earl Bostic Paul Williams John Coltrane And More. Success As A National R&B Artist Seemed Imminent. At This Point In 1954 Christine Decided To Return To Gospel Music. She Moved To Columbus Ohio In 1962 To Make A New Home. Jerry Leiber And Mike Stoller Sought Her Out And Wrote The Song 'I'm A Woman' For Her Which She Recorded On Vee-Jay Along With Some Other But None Of Them Sold Well And She Returned To Her Gospel Once More. In The Mid '60s She Went On A Southeast Asian Tour Where She Sang For The Troops In Vietnam. She Stayed There For 8 1/2 Months Intending To Stay Longer. The Tour Was Terminated Almost Literally When Christine Was Wounded By Shrapnel In A Viet-Cong Incident. She Made A Come-Back In The '80s And Spent Her Remaining Few Years Working With A Beautification Group The Linden Community In Action. Kittrell Was Inducted Into The Columbus Senior Musicians Hall Of Fame In 1998 And Died On 19th December 2001.
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Biography - Christine Kittrell
Christine Kittrell August 11 1929 – December 19 2001 Was An American Rhythm & Blues Singer.
In 1954 She Recorded Tracks For The Republic Record Label Two Of Which Featured Little Richard On Piano And A Third With Richard As Backing Vocalist.
Kittrell Was Born In Nashville Tennessee United States And Went On To Work With Louis Armstrong B.B. King Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams John Coltrane Johnny Otis And Earl Bostic.
In 1967 Kittrell Was Wounded While Performing To Troops In Vietnam And Recorded Her Final Music In 1968. Throughout Her Life Kittrell Recorded Thirty Four Tracks For Six Separate Labels.
Kittrell Died In 2001 Of Emphysema At The Riverside Methodist Hospital In Columbus Ohio. Christine Kittrell Was Born On August 11 1929 Into A Musical Family In Nashville And Decided That Singing Would Be Her Life's Work After Singing In Church And Listening To Records By Vela Johnson Dinah Washington Billie Holliday And Bessie Smith. During The '40s And Early '50s Kittrell Toured Extensively And Recorded For Tennessee Republic Federal King And Vee-Jay Records Over Her Career. During The Summer Of 1952 A Little Independent Label Based In Nashville Called Tennessee Records Released A Blues Recording Called 'Sittin' Here Drinkin'' /'I Ain't Nothing But A Fool'. In 1952 Little Richard Played Piano On One Of Her Songs 'Lord Have Mercy I'm So Lonely '. Christine Then Moved To Republic Records Also In Nashville And Recorded With The Gay Crosse Band Who Had In Their Number A Young Tenor Player Called John Coltrane. Christine Was Starting To Rack Up Sales Of Over 20 000 Per Single. Around This Time She Toured Regularly. DJ Gene Norman Organised A Show With The Robins Christine Kittrell Earl Bostic And The Flairs At The Embassy Ballroom In LA And To Tour California In March. Other West Coast Tours Would Follow With "Fats" Domino Earl Bostic Paul Williams John Coltrane And More. Success As A National R&B Artist Seemed Imminent. At This Point In 1954 Christine Decided To Return To Gospel Music. She Moved To Columbus Ohio In 1962 To Make A New Home. Jerry Leiber And Mike Stoller Sought Her Out And Wrote The Song 'I'm A Woman' For Her Which She Recorded On Vee-Jay Along With Some Other But None Of Them Sold Well And She Returned To Her Gospel Once More. In The Mid '60s She Went On A Southeast Asian Tour Where She Sang For The Troops In Vietnam. She Stayed There For 8 1/2 Months Intending To Stay Longer. The Tour Was Terminated Almost Literally When Christine Was Wounded By Shrapnel In A Viet-Cong Incident. She Made A Come-Back In The '80s And Spent Her Remaining Few Years Working With A Beautification Group The Linden Community In Action. Kittrell Was Inducted Into The Columbus Senior Musicians Hall Of Fame In 1998 And Died On 19th December 2001. read less
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In 1954 She Recorded Tracks For The Republic Record Label Two Of Which Featured Little Richard On Piano And A Third With Richard As Backing Vocalist.
Kittrell Was Born In Nashville Tennessee United States And Went On To Work With Louis Armstrong B.B. King Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams John Coltrane Johnny Otis And Earl Bostic.
In 1967 Kittrell Was Wounded While Performing To Troops In Vietnam And Recorded Her Final Music In 1968. Throughout Her Life Kittrell Recorded Thirty Four Tracks For Six Separate Labels.
Kittrell Died In 2001 Of Emphysema At The Riverside Methodist Hospital In Columbus Ohio. Christine Kittrell Was Born On August 11 1929 Into A Musical Family In Nashville And Decided That Singing Would Be Her Life's Work After Singing In Church And Listening To Records By Vela Johnson Dinah Washington Billie Holliday And Bessie Smith. During The '40s And Early '50s Kittrell Toured Extensively And Recorded For Tennessee Republic Federal King And Vee-Jay Records Over Her Career. During The Summer Of 1952 A Little Independent Label Based In Nashville Called Tennessee Records Released A Blues Recording Called 'Sittin' Here Drinkin'' /'I Ain't Nothing But A Fool'. In 1952 Little Richard Played Piano On One Of Her Songs 'Lord Have Mercy I'm So Lonely '. Christine Then Moved To Republic Records Also In Nashville And Recorded With The Gay Crosse Band Who Had In Their Number A Young Tenor Player Called John Coltrane. Christine Was Starting To Rack Up Sales Of Over 20 000 Per Single. Around This Time She Toured Regularly. DJ Gene Norman Organised A Show With The Robins Christine Kittrell Earl Bostic And The Flairs At The Embassy Ballroom In LA And To Tour California In March. Other West Coast Tours Would Follow With "Fats" Domino Earl Bostic Paul Williams John Coltrane And More. Success As A National R&B Artist Seemed Imminent. At This Point In 1954 Christine Decided To Return To Gospel Music. She Moved To Columbus Ohio In 1962 To Make A New Home. Jerry Leiber And Mike Stoller Sought Her Out And Wrote The Song 'I'm A Woman' For Her Which She Recorded On Vee-Jay Along With Some Other But None Of Them Sold Well And She Returned To Her Gospel Once More. In The Mid '60s She Went On A Southeast Asian Tour Where She Sang For The Troops In Vietnam. She Stayed There For 8 1/2 Months Intending To Stay Longer. The Tour Was Terminated Almost Literally When Christine Was Wounded By Shrapnel In A Viet-Cong Incident. She Made A Come-Back In The '80s And Spent Her Remaining Few Years Working With A Beautification Group The Linden Community In Action. Kittrell Was Inducted Into The Columbus Senior Musicians Hall Of Fame In 1998 And Died On 19th December 2001. read less
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