Research Catalog

Title

Super sisters [sound recording] / produced by Rosetta Reitz.

Publication

New York, N.Y. : Rosetta Records, p1982.

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Additional Authors

• Cox, Ida, 1889-1967.
• Idaho, Bertha.
• Humes, Helen.
• Martin, Sara, 1884-1955.
• Bailey, Mildred.
• Spivey, Sweet Peas.
• Johnson, Lil.
• Smith, Trixie.
• Edwards, Susie, 1896-1963.
• Bogan, Lucille.
• Gibson, Cleo.
• Copeland, Martha.
• Johnson, Edith.
• Jones, Albinia.
• Miles, Lizzie.
• Fitzgerald, Ella.
• Reitz, Rosetta.
• Rosetta Records (Firm)

Description

1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm; 12 in.

Series Statement

• Women's Heritage Series
• Independent Women's Blues ; v. 3

Uniform Title

• Women's heritage series.
• Independent women's blues ; v. 3.

Subjects

• Women blues musicians
• Women singers > United States
• Blues (Music)

Note

• Program and biographical notes by Rosetta Reitz on container.

Event (note)

• Reissues of songs performed by 16 historic female blues singers, recorded 1927-1955 in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans, Los Angeles.

Contents

I ain't gonna let nobody break my heart / Cox (Ida Cox) -- You've got the right eye but you're peeping at the wrong keyhole / Idaho (Bertha Idaho) -- Do what you did last night / Razaf & Johnson (Helen Humes) -- Take your black bottom outside / Williams (Sara Martin) --Junk Man / Meyer-Loesser (Mildred Bailey) -- Double dozens, you dirty no gooder / Spivey (Sweet Peas Spivey) -- Meat balls / Johnson (Lil Johnson) -- My unusual man / Grainger (Trixie Smith) -- Jelly roll queen / Grice (Susie Edwards) -- Coffee grindin blues / Bogan (Lucille Bogan) -- I've got Ford movements in my hips / (Cleo Gibson) -- I ain't you hen, Mr. Fly Rooster / Razaf (Martha Copeland) -- Good chib blues / Johnson (Edith Johnson) -- Papa tree top blues / Cox (Albennie Jones) -- Ella hums the blues / Heinderf (Ella Fitzgerald)

Call Number

Sc Audio RE-8328

OCLC

NYPG99-R33

Title

Super sisters [sound recording] / produced by Rosetta Reitz.

Imprint

New York, N.Y. : Rosetta Records, p1982.

Series

Women's Heritage Series

Independent Women's Blues ; v. 3

Women's heritage series.

Independent women's blues ; v. 3.

Performer

Blues sung by Ida Cox, Lizzie Miles, Lil Johnson, Trixie Smith, Sara Martin, Cleo Gibson, Helen Humes, Bertha Idaho, Lucille Bogan, Edith Johnson, Mildred Bailey, Susie Edwards, Albennie Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Martha Copeland, Sweet Peas Spivey, with various instrumental accompanists.

Event

Reissues of songs performed by 16 historic female blues singers, recorded 1927-1955 in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans, Los Angeles.

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Added Author

Cox, Ida, 1889-1967. Performer

Idaho, Bertha. Performer

Humes, Helen. Performer

Martin, Sara, 1884-1955. Performer

Bailey, Mildred. Performer

Spivey, Sweet Peas. Performer

Johnson, Lil. Performer

Smith, Trixie. Performer

Edwards, Susie, 1896-1963. Performer

Bogan, Lucille. Performer

Gibson, Cleo. Performer

Copeland, Martha. Performer

Johnson, Edith. Performer

Jones, Albinia. Performer

Miles, Lizzie. Performer

Fitzgerald, Ella. Performer

Reitz, Rosetta. Producer

Rosetta Records (Firm)

Publisher No.

RR 1308 Rosetta Records

Research Call Number

Sc Audio RE-8328