Code | DS/UK/7318 |
Name | Atwell; Winifred (17 February 1914-28 February 1983); Trinidadian pianist |
Variations of Name | Una Winifred Atwell |
Dates | 17 February 1914-28 February 1983 |
Gender | Female (cisgender) |
Place of Birth/Origin | Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago (born) |
Biography | Winifred Atwell was a Trinidadian pianist who enjoyed great popularity in Britain and Australia from the 1950s with a series of boogie-woogie and ragtime hits, selling over 20 million records. She was the first black person to have a number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart and is still the only female instrumentalist to do so. |