Winifred Atwell
Boogie-woogie, Musical Artist
1914 – 1983
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Who was Winifred Atwell?
Una Winifred Atwell was a Trinidadian pianist who enjoyed great popularity in Britain and Australia from the 1950s with a series of boogie-woogie and ragtime hits, selling over 20 million records. She was the first black person to have a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart and is still the only female instrumentalist to do so.
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- Born
- Feb 27, 1914
Tunapuna - Also known as
- Winfred Atwell
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Royal Academy of Music
- Died
- Feb 28, 1983
Sydney
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on July 23, 2013
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