Faye Adams · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Dreamland
- Star-Spangled Wishes
- True Love Wishes
- Mermaid's Dream
- White Christmas Wishes
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1923
2008 universal fire victimaorcanadianclassic rockhard rockheartland rock
Discography
- Shake a Hand / I’ve Gotta Leave You1953
- Keeper of My Heart / So Much1957
- Shake a Hand / It Hurts Me to My Heart1960
- Shake a Hand1961
- Softly, He Speaks1976
- I'm Goin' To Leave You1989
- The Herald Recordings1990
- Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Faye Adams 1952–19542005
- Shake a Hand2008
- The Very Best of Atomic Adams (Remastered)2021
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 16,843
- Total plays
- 51,951
Tags
rhythm and bluesbluesAlljazzrnb
As Faye Scruggs (her married name), she became a regular performer in New York nightclubs in the late 1940s and early 1950s. While performing in Atlanta, Georgia, she was discovered by singer Ruth Brown, who won her an audition with bandleader Joe Morris of Atlantic Records. Changing her name to Faye Adams, Morris recruited her as a singer in 1952, and signed her to Herald Records. Her first release was Morris's song "Shake a Hand", which topped the U.S. R&B chart for ten weeks in 1953 and made
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Faye
- Family name
- Adams
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Newark
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1923-05-22
- date of death
- 2016-11-02
- start of work period
- 1928-00-00
- end of work period
- 1960-00-00
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Gallery (2)
Available in 8 languages
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