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CodeDS/UK/7318
NameAtwell; Winifred (17 February 1914-28 February 1983); Trinidadian pianist
Variations of NameUna Winifred Atwell
Dates17 February 1914-28 February 1983
GenderFemale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginTunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago (born)
BiographyWinifred 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.

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