Sweet Emma Barrett
Dixieland, Musical Artist
1897 – 1983
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Who was Sweet Emma Barrett?
"Sweet Emma" Barrett was a self-taught jazz pianist and singer who worked with the Original Tuxedo Orchestra between 1923 and 1936, first under Papa Celestin, then William Ridgely. Also active with Armand Piron, John Robichaux, and Sidney Desvigne, Sweet Emma Barrett was at her most powerful in the early 1960s and became an iconic figure with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
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- Born
- Mar 25, 1897
New Orleans - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 28, 1983
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on July 23, 2013
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