Hadda Brooks
Acting
October 29, 1916
Died at age 86
November 21, 2002
Date of Death
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Biography
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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.
