Previous posts for June 23rd are found here: Carl Reinecke (2019) and Stuart Sutcliffe (2020)
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Helen Humes (23 June 1913 – 9 September 1981) was an American jazz and blues singer.
Of Humes I Speak
She returned to the United States in 1967 to take care of her ailing mother. At this point Humes viewed her singing career as a part of her past. She took a job at a local ammunition plant. From 1967 to 1973, she did not work as a singer, but was persuaded her to perform at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1973. This performance led to a revival of her career in music.
Humes said of her career, "I'm not trying to be a star! I want to work and be happy and just go along and have my friends – and that's my career." ---adapted from Wikipedia
Helen Humes, whose busy career
Kept her center stage
Decided she would disappear
In quiet middle age.
She took a job from 9 to 5,
No vain ambitions drove her;
No more touring dive to dive,
Her singing days were over!
Many years went by and when
She still remained admired,
They asked her if she’d sing again --
And so she un-retired.
Envoi
A second harvest from the plant
Might seem a dubious thing,
But Fate may intervene and grant
A late autumnal spring.
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