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Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red-Hot Mamas

By , September 16, 2013 10:00 am
Portrait of Sophie Tucker, the American vaudeville singer and entertainer

Known as the Last of the Red Hot Mamas, Sophie Tucker had a career that began in vaudeville, embraced the new jazz age of the 1920’s and lasted well into the 1960s.

Widely known for her bawdy humor (which may seem tame by today’s standards) and her big personality, she never lost touch with her Jewish roots. Read More About This…

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