Recording her songs for Broadway's South Pacific...as Bloody Mary, 1954. She was the first African American to win a Tony for Best Supporting Actress, for her work in that show.
A great blues singer, Juanita recorded Juanita Hall Sings the Blues in 1957 with
Claude Hopkins,
Coleman Hawkins,
Buster Bailey,
Doc Cheatham, and
George Duvivier backing her up.
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