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Hadda Brooks

Specialty
Acting
Birth
October 29, 1916 · 86 years
Death
November 21, 2002
Origin
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Alias

Queen of the BoogieHattie L. Hapgood

Professional Trajectory

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hadda Brooks (October 29, 1916 – November 21, 2002) was an American pianist, vocalist and composer. Her first single, "Swingin' the Boogie", which she composed, was issued in 1945. She was billed as "Queen of the Boogie". She sang at Hawaii's official statehood ceremony in 1959 and was reportedly asked for a private audience by Pope Pius XII.

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