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Il y a 1 jour · “In 1923, Lovie Austin decided to make Chicago her home, and she lived and worked there for the rest of her life. She was often seen racing around town in her Stutz Bearcat with leopard skin upholstery, dressed to the teeth. Her early career was in vaudeville, where she played piano and performed in variety acts. Accompanying blues singers was Lovie’s specialty, and can be heard on ...
24 juin 2024 · The mid-episode music is “Bleeding hearted blues,” song and lyrics by Lovie Austin, with vocals by Bessie Smith and piano by Fletcher Henderson, recorded in New York City on June 14, 1923; the recording is in the public domain and is available via the Library of Congress National Jukebox.
30 juin 2024 · Starting with a blazing version of Lovie Austin’s “Travellin’ Blues” (which is basically “Farewell Blues”), the pianoless sextet is consistently on fire. Whether it is the rarely performed “Magnolia’s Wedding Day,” a racehorse rendition of “Limehouse Blues,” “You’re Driving Me Crazy,” and even “Under The ...
Il y a 5 jours · The group’s success was part of a surge in popularity of female-led big bands during the Swing Era, which brought renewed — and much deserved — critical interest to performers like Lil Hardin Armstrong, Blanche Callaway, Valaida Snow, Viola Smith, Lovie Austin, and many others. Here’s the group performing “Doin’ The Suzie ...
27 juin 2024 · Featured musical excerpts, both studio and live, extend over more than 60 years and include collaborations with such jazz giants as Eubie Blake, Fats Waller, Lovie Austin, Charlie Shavers, and producer John Hammond and includes a clip from her appearance in the British film Radio Parade of 1935.
20 juin 2024 · Important and sometimes outspoken female artists of the time included the blues singer Bessie Smith and pianists Lil Harding Armstrong and Corrie “Lovie” Austin, while Ella Fitzgerald was also starting to earn a reputation for herself at the end of the decade.
2 juil. 2024 · The greatest Vaudeville albums of all time, as voted by RYM/Sonemic users.
