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Ethel Finnie (January 7, 1898 – May 1, 1981)〔Listing for Ethel Turner, U.S. Social Security Death Index 1933-2014, Ancestry.com〕 was an African American classic female blues singer. Her most notable recording was "You're Gonna Wake Up Some Morning, But Your Papa Will Be Gone". Generally, biographical information of her life outside of music is sketchy.〔 ==Life== Ethel V. Finnie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the second child and only daughter of Noble Armond Finnie, a butler, and Mary "Mamie" Anderson Finnie, a housewife.〔''New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1899'' 114:242. Baton Rouge, La.: State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History.〕 She had an older brother, Noble Finnie, Jr.〔1900 Federal Census for City of Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi (Harrison County Enumeration District 30, Sheet 2, Lines 70-73)〕 Finnie was a graduate of New Orleans University (later incorporated into Dillard University)〔"Y.M.C.A. News," ''Chicago Defender,'' August 27, 1921, p. 8; "Plan Soiree at Dillard," ''Pittsburgh Courier,'' December 5, 1953, p. 9〕 and was employed as a schoolteacher at the McDonogh School No. 6.〔''Soards' New Orleans City Directory for 1918...'' (New Orleans: Soards' Directory Co., Ltd., 1918), p. 447〕 On September 25, 1923, in Stamford, Connecticut, Finnie married the pianist and composer Porter Grainger,〔"Porter Granger () Marries." ''Chicago Defender'', September 29, 1923, p. 10〕 with whom she made appearances throughout the Northeastern United States, appearing in various venues and radio programs, as found in the pages of the African-American press of the period. It appears, however, that after the birth of their daughter, Portia Lee Grainger, Finnie curtailed her activities and remained in New Orleans, close to her family, who resided at 4021 Dryades Street.〔1940 Federal Census 12th Ward of City of New Orleans, Orleans Parish Enumeration District 36-337, Sheet 8-A, Lines 33-37〕 Eventually Porter and Finnie divorced. She subsequently remarried, to William Turner, and went into business in New Orleans as a hair dresser,〔''Polk's 1945 New Orleans (Orleans Parish, La.) Directory for 1945-46...'' (New Orleans: R.L. Polk & Co., 1945), p. 1154〕 and later as the owner of a beauty shop, restaurant and grocery.〔Toki Schalk Johnson, "A Last Look at New Orleans, The City of Charm," ''Pittsburgh Courier,'' December 29, 1951, p. 10〕 She was involved in the sorority Iota Phi Lambda, serving as Southwestern Regional Director of the sorority during the 1950s,〔"Pledgee," ''Pittsburgh Courier,'' August 1, 1953, p. 11〕 and also served as treasurer of the Fourth Region of the National Council of Negro Women in the 1960s.〔M.N. Ringgold, "Baton Rouge," ''Chicago Defender,'' May 21, 1960, p. 22〕 Ethel Finnie Turner died in New Orleans on May 1, 1981.〔Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (on-line ). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ethel Finnie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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