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1948-1953
Often compared with Nellie Lutcher, Julia Lee, Rose Murphy, and Martha Davis, rowdy vocalist Paula Watson was a vigorous pianist who could lay down a mean boogie-woogie blues, as demonstrated on her very best recorded performance, "Paula's Nightmare." Watson cut eight sides for the Supreme record label in 1948, including a simple novelty singalong number with the unassuming title "A Little Bird Told Me." Composed by pianist Harvey Brooks, a veteran of the West Coast jazz scene in the 1920s, this song had only just begun to catch on when the Decca record company released their own version sung by Evelyn Knight. After this became a lucrative hit, Supreme sued Decca for $400,000 in damages, but...
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