associated_acts death_date article_title name background birth_date instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
danny barker 7 may 1998 blue lu barker
 blue lu barker solo_singer 13 november 1913 vocals jazz blues new orleans , louisiana , united states louise dupont singer
blue lu barker

louise `` blue lu '' barker -lrb- née dupont -rrb- -lrb- november 13 , 1913 -- may 7 , 1998 -rrb- was an american jazz and blues singer .
her better known recordings included `` do n't you feel my leg '' and `` look what baby 's got for you . ''
she was born in new orleans , louisiana , and often sang and performed with her husband danny barker , a regular of the new orleans music scene .
the recording of `` a little bird told me '' by barker was released by capitol records as catalog number 15308 .
it first reached the `` billboard '' chart on december 18 , 1948 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart , peaking at # 4 .
barker was inducted into the louisiana blues hall of fame in 1997 , one year before she died in new orleans at the age of 84 .
