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Billed as “The Colored Mae West” on a revue with Eddie “Rochester” Anderson that played Seattle in 1933, Hackett was known for singing “blue” (off-color) lyrics. After coming to Seattle from Alameda, Calif., Hackett worked at the Two Pals with Palmer Johnson, who thought she was “the best I’ve ever seen…she loved to swing with the band.” Along with Russell Jones, Hackett fronted Al Pierre’s band throughout the ’40s at the Union Club and was spotted at the Black and Tan with Elmer Gill in 1950.
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