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Jenny Pope
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In September 1929, Jenny Pope entered the studio at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis Tennessee to record two tracks with famed guitarist Tampa … read moreIn September 1929, Jenny Pope entered the studio at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis Tennessee to record two tracks with famed guitarist Tampa Red and 'Georgia' pianist Tom Dorsey. She returned there in February 1930 to record four… read moreIn September 1929, Jenny Pope entered the studio at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis Tennessee to record two tracks with famed guitarist Tampa Red and 'Georgia' pianist Tom Dorsey. She returned there in February 1930 to record four more. The discs are put on the market but afterwards… nothi… read more
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Cleo Gibson
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Cleo Gibson was a classic female blues singer active in the 1920s. Her full name was Cleosephus Gibson. She recorded two tracks for Okeh Re… read moreCleo Gibson was a classic female blues singer active in the 1920s. Her full name was Cleosephus Gibson. She recorded two tracks for Okeh Records, "I’ve Got Ford Movements In My Hips" and "Nothing But Blues". Much surr… read moreCleo Gibson was a classic female blues singer active in the 1920s. Her full name was Cleosephus Gibson. She recorded two tracks for Okeh Records, "I’ve Got Ford Movements In My Hips" and "Nothing But Blues". Much surrounding her life is a mystery, but her recordings are a nota… read more
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Lena Henry
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Lena Henry was a female blues singer active in the 1920s. View wikiLena Henry was a female blues singer active in the 1920s. View wikiLena Henry was a female blues singer active in the 1920s. View wiki
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Margaret Johnson
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Margaret Johnson was an American blues and early jazz vocalist and pianist. Johnson's primary era of recording activity as a vocalist … read moreMargaret Johnson was an American blues and early jazz vocalist and pianist. Johnson's primary era of recording activity as a vocalist was 1925-1927. Prior to this, she had worked in vaudeville. She recorded with harmonica player Bob… read moreMargaret Johnson was an American blues and early jazz vocalist and pianist. Johnson's primary era of recording activity as a vocalist was 1925-1927. Prior to this, she had worked in vaudeville. She recorded with harmonica player Bobby Leecan and guitarist Robert Cooksey, playing country blue… read more
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Anna Jones
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Jimmie Gordon
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Jimmie Gordon , Chicago blues singer and pianist. As is the case with so many African-American musicians who were active during the first h… read moreJimmie Gordon , Chicago blues singer and pianist. As is the case with so many African-American musicians who were active during the first half of the 20th century Jimmie Gordon languished in posthumous obscurity for years and was subsequ… read moreJimmie Gordon , Chicago blues singer and pianist. As is the case with so many African-American musicians who were active during the first half of the 20th century Jimmie Gordon languished in posthumous obscurity for years and was subsequently “rediscovered,” which in his case meant having his leg… read more
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Lil Johnson
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Lil Johnson (dates and places of birth and death unknown) was an African American singer who recorded bawdy blues and hokum songs in the 19… read moreLil Johnson (dates and places of birth and death unknown) was an African American singer who recorded bawdy blues and hokum songs in the 1920s and 1930s. Her origins and early life are not known. She first recorded in Chicago in 1929, ac… read moreLil Johnson (dates and places of birth and death unknown) was an African American singer who recorded bawdy blues and hokum songs in the 1920s and 1930s. Her origins and early life are not known. She first recorded in Chicago in 1929, accompanied by pianists Montana Taylor and Charles Avery on fi… read more
