Babe Matthews
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Unsung great Babe Matthews was a fabulous singer of songs. She was
quite capable of singing anything from blues, jazz, swing, gospel,
rhythm and blues. She was a singer before her time, Aretha Franklin has
nothing on her. Whatever Babe sang she put over with style, excellence,
and much energy. She made you stop and listen. The 1930s were the high
years for her, she was one of the most popular, most wanted performer
of her race. She appeared in quite a few movies displaying her fine
talents as singer, dancer and actress. As an actress, she usually
played the hands on the hips, rolling eyes, feisty, wise-cracking wife
alongside her husband who also was a performer and her sometime
partner, Eddie Matthews. They were in every film they appeared in
together. Their work was original and entertaining, they were a great
husband and wife team but Babe made a name for herself and was more
popular than her husband. She was truly a great performer of the golden
era of Black Entertainment and Harlem.