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Lovie Austin & Her Blues Serenaders's lyrics & chords
Lovie Austin Piano/vocals/composer b. September 19, 1887, Chattanooga, TN, USA. d. July 10, 1972, Chicago, IL, USA. né: Cora Calhoun During her career, she played with Ida Cox, Johnny Dodds, Tommy Ladnier, Jimmy O'Brian, Ma Rainey and Ethel Waters. One of the first important female bandleaders in jazz, Lovie Austin deserves to be much better known. After studying music in college, she toured on the vaudeville circuit, settling in Chicago in 1923. During 1924-1926, she recorded frequently with her Blues Serenaders, a group that at various time...read more