Lurlean Hunter, born in Duncan, Mississippi, United States, on December 1, 1919,
was an American jazz contralto singer who lived until 1983. Raised in Chicago,
Illinois, she began her professional career performing alongside Red Saunders
and his orchestra at Club DeLisa, signing with Discovery Records in 1950. In
1951, she performed alongside George Shearing at Birdland in New York City, and
in 1957 performed on the television series The Nat King Cole Show. Her studio
albums include Lonesome Gal in 1956 on RCA Victor, Night Life in 1957, Stepping
Out in 1958, and Blue and Sentime...