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Martha Copeland
Martha Copeland
American classic female blues singer
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Ida Cox
Ida Cox
African American singer and vaudeville performer
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Maggie Jones
Maggie Jones
American blues singer and pianist
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Virginia Liston
Virginia Liston
American classic female blues and jazz singer
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Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter
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Cleo Gibson
Cleo Gibson
American blues singer
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Bessie Tucker
Bessie Tucker
American classic female blues singer and songwriter
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Fannie May Goosby
Fannie May Goosby
American singer
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Edmonia Henderson
Edmonia Henderson
African American classic female blues singer
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Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
African-American blues singer
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Viola McCoy
Viola McCoy
American blues singer
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Sara Martin
Sara Martin
American blues singer
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Bertha "Chippie" Hill
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
American blues and vaudeville singer and dancer
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Coot Grant
Coot Grant
American classic female blues and vaudeville singer and songwriter
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Hazel Meyers
Hazel Meyers
American classic female blues and country blues singer
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Bertha Idaho
Bertha Idaho
American classic female blues singer
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Lucille Bogan
Lucille Bogan
American blues singer
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Esther Bigeou
Esther Bigeou
American vaudeville and blues singer
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Ida May Mack
Ida May Mack
musical artist
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Mamie Smith
Mamie Smith
American vaudeville singer and actress (1883-1946)
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Katherine Henderson
Katherine Henderson
American classic female blues singer
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Trixie Smith
Trixie Smith
African American blues singer, recording artist, vaudeville entertainer, and actress (1895-1943)
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Josie Miles
Josie Miles
American singer
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Mary Johnson
Mary Johnson
American classic female blues singer, accordionist and songwriter
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Lucille Hegamin
Lucille Hegamin
American singer and entertainer
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Monette Moore
Monette Moore
American jazz and blues singer (1902-1962)
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Ruby Smith
Ruby Smith
American classic female blues singer
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Lovie Austin
Lovie Austin
American pianist
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Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
American blues singer
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Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
American blues singer and guitarist
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Ed Bell
Ed Bell
American musician
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Alice Leslie Carter
Alice Leslie Carter
United States American classic female blues singer
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Sippie Wallace
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
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Eva Taylor
Eva Taylor
American singer and actress (1895-1977)
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Lottie Kimbrough
Lottie Kimbrough
American country blues singer
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Hociel Thomas
Hociel Thomas
American vaudeville and blues singer
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Lena Wilson
Lena Wilson
American blues singer (1898-1939)
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Helen Gross
Helen Gross
American classic female blues singer
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Lil Green
Lil Green
American blues singer and songwriter
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Barbecue Bob
Barbecue Bob
American blues musician
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Madlyn Davis
Madlyn Davis
American classic female blues singer
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Clara Smith
Clara Smith
American classic female blues singer
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Mozelle Alderson
Mozelle Alderson
musical artist
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Elzadie Robinson
Elzadie Robinson
American blues singer
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Bernice Edwards
Bernice Edwards
American musician and singer
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Lillian Goodner
Lillian Goodner
African American blues singer
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Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist
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Gene Austin
Gene Austin
American singer and songwriter (1900-1972)
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Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell
Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist
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Bessie Brown
Bessie Brown
American classic female blues, jazz, and cabaret singer
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Geeshie Wiley
Geeshie Wiley
African-American woman musician
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Lavinia Turner
Lavinia Turner
musical artist
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Laura Smith
Laura Smith
American classic female blues and country blues singer
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Frankie Jaxon
Frankie Jaxon
African American vaudeville singer, female impersonator, stage designer and comedian
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Irene Scruggs
Irene Scruggs
American Piedmont blues and country blues singer
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Mattie Hite
Mattie Hite
African-American blues singer
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Rosa Henderson
Rosa Henderson
American vaudeville, jazz and blues singer
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Bonnie Lee
Bonnie Lee
American Chicago blues singer
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Marion Harris
Marion Harris
American musician (1896-1944)
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Lizzie Miles
Lizzie Miles
African American blues singer
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Edith Wilson
Edith Wilson
American blues singer and vaudeville performer (1896-1981)
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Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
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Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress
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Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
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Edith North Johnson
Edith North Johnson
American classic female blues singer, pianist and songwriter
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer
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Henry Thomas
Henry Thomas
American recording artist; country blues singer, songster and musician.
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Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse
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Whistlin' Alex Moore
Whistlin' Alex Moore
American blues pianist, singer and whistler
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Daisy Martin
Daisy Martin
African American actress and blues singer
Lillian Glinn
American classic female blues and country blues singer and songwriter

Lillian Glinn

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American classic female blues and country blues singer and songwriter
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Lillian Glinn (May 10, 1902 – July 22, 1978) was an American classic female blues and country blues singer and songwriter. She spent most of her career in black vaudeville. Among her popular recordings were "Black Man Blues," "Doggin' Me Blues" and "Atlanta Blues." The blues historian Paul Oliver commented that there were a number of female blues singers who "deserve far greater recognition than they have had", and one of those he cited was Glinn.