Shirley Crabbe Sings the Incomparable Ethel Waters at Long Beach Public Library

The Incomparable Ethel Waters is an evening of songs made famous by America’s first black superstar: Ethel Waters. She was a woman of the theater, a celebrity and an influential singer whose distinctive jazz singing and interpretive abilities have been credited with influencing several of America’s greatest vocalists such as Bing Crosby, Mildred Bailey, Connie Boswell, and Ella Fitzgerald. As a leading blues artist, Ms Waters also introduced many popular standards such as Sweet Georgia Brown, Am I Blue? and (What Did I Do To Be So) Black and Blue? The show features songs, based on Ms. Water’s original arrangements, and brief narratives derived from her autobiography “His Eye Is On The Sparrow.” The arrangements are fun, the music is unique and the delivery is personal...

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The Incomparable Ethel Waters is an evening of songs made famous by America’s first black superstar: Ethel Waters. She was a woman of the theater, a celebrity and an influential singer whose distinctive jazz singing and interpretive abilities have been credited with influencing several of America’s greatest vocalists such as Bing Crosby, Mildred Bailey, Connie Boswell, and Ella Fitzgerald. As a leading blues artist, Ms Waters also introduced many popular standards such as Sweet Georgia Brown, Am I Blue? and (What Did I Do To Be So) Black and Blue? The show features songs, based on Ms. Water’s original arrangements, and brief narratives derived from her autobiography “His Eye Is On The Sparrow.” The arrangements are fun, the music is unique and the delivery is personal. The Incomparable Ethel Waters as sung by Shirley Crabbe is an enjoyable program highlighting the signature songs of the great American songstress: The Incomparable Ethel Waters.

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