Person

Winifred Atwell

Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or 27 April 1910 or 1914 – 28 February 1983) was a British pianist, born in the colony of Trinidad who migrated to Britain and 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 artist to have a number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart and had t…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Trinidad and Tobago
Born
February 27th, 1914
Died
February 28th, 1983
Labels
London Records
Fontana
Decca Records
Philips
Hallmark Records
Last updated: May 24th, 2023

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