Early Urban Blues
Name | Birth year | Death year |
---|---|---|
Ora Alexander | unknown | unknown |
Gladys Bentley | 1907 | 1960 |
Lucille Bogan | 1897 | 1948 |
Bessie Brown | 1890 | 1955 |
Reverend Gary Davis | 1896 | 1972 |
Georgia Tom Dorsey | 1899 | 1993 |
Lil Green | 1919 | 1954 |
Lucille Hegamin | 1894 | 1970 |
Alberta Hunter | 1895 | 1984 |
Papa Charlie Jackson | c.1890 | 1938 |
Edith North Johnson | 1903 | 1988 |
James "Stump" Johnson | 1902 | 1969 |
Maggie Jones | c.1900 | unknown |
Whistlin' Alex Moore | 1899 | 1989 |
Ma Rainey | 1886 | 1939 |
Bessie Smith | 1894 | 1937 |
Clara Smith | c.1894 | 1935 |
Mamie Smith | 1883 | 1946 |
Ruby Smith | 1903 | 1977 |
Charlie Spand | unknown | unknown |
Walter Vinson | 1901 | 1975 |
Sippie Wallace | 1898 | 1986 |
Ethel Waters | 1896 | 1977 |
Jabo Williams | unknown | unknown |
Oscar "Buddy" Woods | c.1895 | 1955 |
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