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Lurlean Hunter Explained

Lurlean Hunter (December 1, 1919  - March 11, 1983)[1] was an American contralto singer.[2]

Early years

Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Hunter was taken to Chicago when she was two months old.

The RCA records provided Hunter the national fame to which she had always aspired. June 18, 1963 . 12. Canada, Ottawa, Ontario . 17 July 2019.

  • WBBM Signs Lurlean Hunter to Live Show . 10 August 2019 . Her recordings were more about rhythm & blues and pop than jazz, yet were done in an era when such sessions often involved fine mainstream jazz players in the accompaniment.

    However, it ruled in King's favor on the basis that she was the first person to "adopt and establish the name Lonesome Gal as a personality" and that name was exclusively associated with her.[15] Damages of $22,500 were awarded to King, and the company was ordered to destroy all material containing Hunter's likeness in conjunction with "Lonesome Gal".[15]

    Personal life

    On December 7, 1952, Hunter married Charles Taylor, a shoe salesman.[16] She later married Greg Tischler, who also was her manager.

    Notes and References

    1. News: Covert Twp.

      Official Dies At Age 63. She attended Englewood High School in Chicago.

      Career

      Hunter's first paid singing performance came when she appeared with Red Saunders and his orchestra at Club DeLisa on Chicago's South Side. Lurlean Tischler died in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on March 11, 1983, just 63 years old.

      Source: R.Campbell & R.Pruter

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    After a successful on-air audition, she became a member of the staff of the all-live Music Wagon Show.[9] On August 2, 1968, National Educational Television jazz broadcast featured Hunter, accompanied by the Vernel Fournier Trio, performing "ballads and blues, old and new".[10]

    Hunter made commercials for products such as peas and telephone directories.[11]

    "Lonesome Gal" court case

    In 1958, radio disc jockey Jean King,[12] who broadcast using the name "Lonesome Girl,"[13] sued RCA Record Division after it used Lurlean Hunter's image and name on the cover of its "Lonesome Gal" record album (LPM-1151, 1956).[14] The suit in United States District Court, Southern District of California, alleged "unfair competition, infringement of trade name, unfair business practices, unjust enrichment and invasion of the right of privacy."[15] The court acknowledged that the album contained the song "Lonesome Gal", and that the use of one song's title for an album's title was common practice in the recording industry.

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    November 4, 1951. 11 August 2019 . 17 July 2019 . 1964 . Jet . Billboard . Just a few months later she closed the club and left the music scene for good, deciding to settle down and raise her family. 39. Copyright and Related Topcs . New York, New York City.