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Dorothy Ellis
1,505 listeners
Dorothy Ellis is an American blues singer, inducted into the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame in 2004. View wikiDorothy Ellis is an American blues singer, inducted into the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame in 2004. View wikiDorothy Ellis is an American blues singer, inducted into the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame in 2004. View wiki -
Annisteen Allen
4,183 listeners
Annisteen Allen, (Ernestine Letitia Allen, November 11, 1920, Champaign, Illinois - August 10, 1992, Harlem, New York City) was an America… read moreAnnisteen Allen, (Ernestine Letitia Allen, November 11, 1920, Champaign, Illinois - August 10, 1992, Harlem, New York City) was an American blues singer. Allen's first recordings were made in 1945, and included "Miss Annie… read moreAnnisteen Allen, (Ernestine Letitia Allen, November 11, 1920, Champaign, Illinois - August 10, 1992, Harlem, New York City) was an American blues singer. Allen's first recordings were made in 1945, and included "Miss Annie's Blues" and "Love for Sale". She sang with… read more -
Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra
3,627 listeners
Buddy Johnson, (born Woodrow Wilson Johnson in 1915 in Darlington South Carolina, was considered the last of the great negro big band leade… read moreBuddy Johnson, (born Woodrow Wilson Johnson in 1915 in Darlington South Carolina, was considered the last of the great negro big band leaders, the king of the one nighters. A prolific composer of rhythm and blues who stayed on the road i… read moreBuddy Johnson, (born Woodrow Wilson Johnson in 1915 in Darlington South Carolina, was considered the last of the great negro big band leaders, the king of the one nighters. A prolific composer of rhythm and blues who stayed on the road in his bus playing well over 125 one nighters a year througho… read more -
Lula Reed
4,148 listeners
Lula Reed (1926-2008) was a rhythm & blues singer. She made her debut with Sonny Thompson in 1951. She recorded for the labels King, Ch… read moreLula Reed (1926-2008) was a rhythm & blues singer. She made her debut with Sonny Thompson in 1951. She recorded for the labels King, Chess and Tangerine. In 1963 she left the world of R&B for the church. View wikiLula Reed (1926-2008) was a rhythm & blues singer. She made her debut with Sonny Thompson in 1951. She recorded for the labels King, Chess and Tangerine. In 1963 she left the world of R&B for the church. View wiki -
Julia Lee
22,414 listeners
Julia Lee (born Oct 31, 1902 in Boonville, Missouri - died Dec 8, 1958 in San Diego, California) was an American blues musician. She was ra… read moreJulia Lee (born Oct 31, 1902 in Boonville, Missouri - died Dec 8, 1958 in San Diego, California) was an American blues musician. She was raised in Kansas City, and began her musical career around 1920, singing and playing piano in her br… read moreJulia Lee (born Oct 31, 1902 in Boonville, Missouri - died Dec 8, 1958 in San Diego, California) was an American blues musician. She was raised in Kansas City, and began her musical career around 1920, singing and playing piano in her brother George Lee's band, which for a time also included… read more -
Little Esther
13,706 listeners
Esther Mae Jones (December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) who performed as Little Esther and as Esther Phillips, was an American singer; she pe… read moreEsther Mae Jones (December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) who performed as Little Esther and as Esther Phillips, was an American singer; she performed in the pop, country, jazz, and rhythm and blues fields, including soul music. Born in Galv… read moreEsther Mae Jones (December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) who performed as Little Esther and as Esther Phillips, was an American singer; she performed in the pop, country, jazz, and rhythm and blues fields, including soul music. Born in Galveston, Texas, she entered an amateur contest in 1949 at John… read more -
Annie Laurie
2,824 listeners
R&B singer from the New Orleans' music scene in the early days of doo wop and rhythm and blues. She made her recording debut in t… read moreR&B singer from the New Orleans' music scene in the early days of doo wop and rhythm and blues. She made her recording debut in the mid-'40s and later enjoyed a string of hits including a cover version of "Since I Fel… read moreR&B singer from the New Orleans' music scene in the early days of doo wop and rhythm and blues. She made her recording debut in the mid-'40s and later enjoyed a string of hits including a cover version of "Since I Fell for You," created with the Paul Gayten band. View wiki -
Myra Taylor
1,472 listeners
Myra Taylor (February 24, 1917 – December 9, 2011) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. She began performing as a teenager and conti… read moreMyra Taylor (February 24, 1917 – December 9, 2011) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. She began performing as a teenager and continued performing into her nineties. Myra Jardine Taylor was born in Bonner Springs, Kansas, but her… read moreMyra Taylor (February 24, 1917 – December 9, 2011) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. She began performing as a teenager and continued performing into her nineties. Myra Jardine Taylor was born in Bonner Springs, Kansas, but her family moved to Kansas City, Missouri's historic 18th … read more -
Rosetta Howard
3,704 listeners
Rosetta Howard (1913-1974) was an American blues singer who recorded in the 1930s and 1940s. Little is known of her life. She was born in A… read moreRosetta Howard (1913-1974) was an American blues singer who recorded in the 1930s and 1940s. Little is known of her life. She was born in Arkansas, and moved into singing by joining in with juke-box selections at the club where she worke… read moreRosetta Howard (1913-1974) was an American blues singer who recorded in the 1930s and 1940s. Little is known of her life. She was born in Arkansas, and moved into singing by joining in with juke-box selections at the club where she worked. Around 1932 she began singing professionally with Jimmy N… read more