Brooks, Hadda
(1916–2002)
Brooks, Hadda Hadda Hopgood, 29 October 1916; Los Angeles, CA – 21 November 2002; Los Angeles, CA She studied classical piano and graduated from Polytechnic High School before attending Northwestern University. After working as a rehearsal pianist in the early 1940s, she took up music professionally in 1945 under the guidance of Jules Bihari of Modern Music records , who recorded her extensively as a boogie pianist. She also accompanied Smokey Hogg . She first sang in 1946. She moved to London…