Herb Jeffries

Herbert "Herb" Jeffries, born Umberto Alexander Valentino (September 24, 1913 – May 25, 2014), was an American jazz and popular singer and actor. In the 1940s and 1950s Jeffries recorded for a number of labels, including RCA Victor, Exclusive, Coral, Decca, Bethlehem, Columbia, Mercury and Trend. His album Jamaica, recorded by RKO, is a concept album of self-composed calypso songs. Jeffries was born Umberto Alexander Valentino in Detroit to an Irish mother who ran a rooming house Read more on Last.fm

Herb Jeffries has 3 songs that have been featured in movies like Basin Street Revue, Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression, Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure and Rhythm and Blues Revue. What is your favorite song by Herb Jeffries?

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