African-American singer and actress, born Chester, Pennsylvania on October 31, 1896, died Chatsworth, California September 1, 1977.
Inducted into The Grammy Hall of Fame in 1973. She started her career in the 1920s singing blues and also performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She died at 80 from heart disease. During the 1930s, she was married to .
She is the great aunt of singer .
Name Vars
- E. Waters
- Ethal Walters
- Ethel Walters
- Ethel Waters And Others
- Ethel Waters With Orchestra
- Miss Ethel Waters
- Walters
- Waters