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Perline Ellison
1,192 listeners
Perline Ellison was an American female blues singer active in the 1940's. View wikiPerline Ellison was an American female blues singer active in the 1940's. View wikiPerline Ellison was an American female blues singer active in the 1940's. View wiki
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Lottie Kimbrough & Winston Holmes
1,263 listeners
A Kansas blues atist 1924 to 19129, First recorded on Paramount with MA Rainey Seldom heard and an unusual mix of blues and yodeling, An… read moreA Kansas blues atist 1924 to 19129, First recorded on Paramount with MA Rainey Seldom heard and an unusual mix of blues and yodeling, An interesting early blues vocalist View wikiA Kansas blues atist 1924 to 19129, First recorded on Paramount with MA Rainey Seldom heard and an unusual mix of blues and yodeling, An interesting early blues vocalist View wiki
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Ruby Glaze
1,487 listeners
Kate McTell (born Ruthy Kate Williams; August 22, 1911 – October 3, 1991) was an American blues musician and nurse from Jefferson County, G… read moreKate McTell (born Ruthy Kate Williams; August 22, 1911 – October 3, 1991) was an American blues musician and nurse from Jefferson County, Georgia. She is known primarily as the former wife of the blues musician Blind Willie McTell, whom … read moreKate McTell (born Ruthy Kate Williams; August 22, 1911 – October 3, 1991) was an American blues musician and nurse from Jefferson County, Georgia. She is known primarily as the former wife of the blues musician Blind Willie McTell, whom she accompanied vocally on several recordings. She may have … read more
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Viola McCoy
2,046 listeners
Viola McCoy (ca. 1900 – ca. 1956) was an African-American blues singer who performed in the classic female blues style during a career that… read moreViola McCoy (ca. 1900 – ca. 1956) was an African-American blues singer who performed in the classic female blues style during a career that lasted from the early 1920s to the late 1930s. Her birth name may have been Amanda Brown (a name … read moreViola McCoy (ca. 1900 – ca. 1956) was an African-American blues singer who performed in the classic female blues style during a career that lasted from the early 1920s to the late 1930s. Her birth name may have been Amanda Brown (a name under which she sometimes recorded). She is believed to have… read more
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Monette Moore
1,314 listeners
Monette Moore (May 19, 1902, Gainesville, Texas – October 21, 1962, Garden Grove, California) was an American jazz and vaudeville blues sin… read moreMonette Moore (May 19, 1902, Gainesville, Texas – October 21, 1962, Garden Grove, California) was an American jazz and vaudeville blues singer. Moore was raised in Kansas City. She taught herself piano in her teens, and worked as a theat… read moreMonette Moore (May 19, 1902, Gainesville, Texas – October 21, 1962, Garden Grove, California) was an American jazz and vaudeville blues singer. Moore was raised in Kansas City. She taught herself piano in her teens, and worked as a theater pianist in Kansas City in the early 1920s. In 1923–24 she… read more
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Edith Wilson
2,139 listeners
Edith Wilson (Edith Goodall, Louisville, Kentucky, September 2, 1896 – March 30, 1981) was an American blues singer and vaudeville performe… read moreEdith Wilson (Edith Goodall, Louisville, Kentucky, September 2, 1896 – March 30, 1981) was an American blues singer and vaudeville performer. Wilson's first professional experience came in 1919 in Louisville's Park Theater. Len… read moreEdith Wilson (Edith Goodall, Louisville, Kentucky, September 2, 1896 – March 30, 1981) was an American blues singer and vaudeville performer. Wilson's first professional experience came in 1919 in Louisville's Park Theater. Lena Wilson and her brother, Danny, performed in Louisville; Ed… read more
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Billie & DeDe Pierce
2,767 listeners
Billie Pierce (Wilhelmina Goodson, Marianna, Florida, US, June 8, 1907 – September 29, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and singer. De D… read moreBillie Pierce (Wilhelmina Goodson, Marianna, Florida, US, June 8, 1907 – September 29, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and singer. De De Pierce (Joseph De Lacroix Pierce in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, February 18, 1904 – November 23,… read moreBillie Pierce (Wilhelmina Goodson, Marianna, Florida, US, June 8, 1907 – September 29, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and singer. De De Pierce (Joseph De Lacroix Pierce in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, February 18, 1904 – November 23, 1973) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist. Billie … read more
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Beverly Guitar Watkins
1,579 listeners
If you’ve never seen a blues lady who can play her guitar behind her head, belt out songs and roll over to sweet gospel, you’ve never been … read moreIf you’ve never seen a blues lady who can play her guitar behind her head, belt out songs and roll over to sweet gospel, you’ve never been in the house when Beverly “Guitar” Watkins was on stage. “My style is real Lightnin’ Hopkins lowdo… read moreIf you’ve never seen a blues lady who can play her guitar behind her head, belt out songs and roll over to sweet gospel, you’ve never been in the house when Beverly “Guitar” Watkins was on stage. “My style is real Lightnin’ Hopkins lowdown blues. I call it hard classic blues, stompin’ blues, rail… read more
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Bea Foote
5,488 listeners
Bea Foote (née Beatrice Harrisson, later Pugh) (v) (South Carolina, September 3, 1896—presumably New York, after 1938) was an American sing… read moreBea Foote (née Beatrice Harrisson, later Pugh) (v) (South Carolina, September 3, 1896—presumably New York, after 1938) was an American singer, who sported that strong vibrato which characterized many female blues singers of the period. F… read moreBea Foote (née Beatrice Harrisson, later Pugh) (v) (South Carolina, September 3, 1896—presumably New York, after 1938) was an American singer, who sported that strong vibrato which characterized many female blues singers of the period. Foote had a matter of fact delivery eschewing a "down in… read more
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Martha Copeland
1,664 listeners
Martha Copeland had a prolific recording career during the '20s as a classic blues singer. Although she had lots of competition, her m… read moreMartha Copeland had a prolific recording career during the '20s as a classic blues singer. Although she had lots of competition, her manager, Joe Davis, helped her make more money than many of her competitors, and his thick involvem… read moreMartha Copeland had a prolific recording career during the '20s as a classic blues singer. Although she had lots of competition, her manager, Joe Davis, helped her make more money than many of her competitors, and his thick involvement with the publishing and songwriting business also ensure… read more