Etta Moten Barnett was an African American actress and contralto vocalist. She was best known for her signature role of “Bess” in Porgy and Bess. Etta was born in Weimar, Texas, and was the only child of a Methodist minister, Rev. Freeman Moten, and his wife Ida. Etta started singing as a young girl in […]
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