Christine Kittrell (August 11, 1929 – December 19, 2001)[1] was an American R&B singer, who first recorded tracks in 1951 with Louis Brooks and his Band.
Kittrell was born Christine Joygena Porter in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, and as a child was adopted by Fred and Roberta Pennington.
[3] She sang in clubs in New Orleans as well as Nashville, and became the featured singer with Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams's band in late 1952.
[1] Kittrell played at the famed tenth Cavalcade of Jazz concert held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles which was produced by Leon Hefflin, Sr. on June 20, 1954.
[3] In the 1960s, she spent several years touring US Army bases in Southeast Asia to entertain the troops;[3] in 1967, she was wounded while performing in Vietnam.