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Katherine Henderson
Katherine Henderson
American classic female blues singer
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Rosa Henderson
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Clara Smith
Clara Smith
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Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton
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Trixie Smith
Trixie Smith
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Martha Copeland
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Edith Wilson
Edith Wilson
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Bertha Idaho
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Helen Gross
Helen Gross
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Clarence Williams
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Laura Smith
Laura Smith
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Lucille Hegamin
Lucille Hegamin
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Fannie May Goosby
Fannie May Goosby
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Ida Cox
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Maggie Jones
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Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
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Lena Wilson
Lena Wilson
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Lizzie Miles
Lizzie Miles
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Bessie Brown
Bessie Brown
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Kitty Brown
Kitty Brown
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Meade Lux Lewis
Meade Lux Lewis
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Lillian Glinn
Lillian Glinn
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Lavinia Turner
Lavinia Turner
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Ivy Smith
Ivy Smith
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James P. Johnson
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Jimmy Yancey
Jimmy Yancey
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Virginia Liston
Virginia Liston
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Hazel Meyers
Hazel Meyers
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Hannah Sylvester
Hannah Sylvester
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George Mitchell
George Mitchell
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Mozelle Alderson
Mozelle Alderson
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Johnny Dunn
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Lonnie Shields
Lonnie Shields
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Lovie Austin
Lovie Austin
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Viola McCoy
Viola McCoy
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Sidney Maiden
Sidney Maiden
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Esther Bigeou
Esther Bigeou
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Bernice Edwards
Bernice Edwards
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Wesley Wilson
Wesley Wilson
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Papa Charlie Jackson
Papa Charlie Jackson
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Ozie Ware
Ozie Ware
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Nora Jean Bruso
Nora Jean Bruso
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Sara Martin
Sara Martin
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Annie Laurie
Annie Laurie
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Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001)
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Mattie Delaney
Mattie Delaney
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Bobby King
Bobby King
musical artist
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DeFord Bailey
DeFord Bailey
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Elzadie Robinson
Elzadie Robinson
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Sippie Wallace
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
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Lavelle White
Lavelle White
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Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy
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Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey
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Sonny Parker
Sonny Parker
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William Manuel Johnson
William Manuel Johnson
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Ora Alexander
Ora Alexander
American classic female blues singer
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Alec Seward
Alec Seward
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Cozy Cole
Cozy Cole
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Henry Townsend
Henry Townsend
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Len Barry
Len Barry
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Ralph Peer
Ralph Peer
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Edmonia Henderson
African American classic female blues singer

Edmonia Henderson

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Edmonia Henderson (c. 1898 or 1900 – February 17, 1947) was an American classic female blues singer. She was active as a recording artist in the mid-1920s, recording at least 14 songs between 1924 and 1926. She later became an evangelist.

At various times, Henderson sang accompanied by Jelly Roll Morton, Tommy Ladnier, Lovie Austin, Eddie Heywood, and Johnny Dodds.