Classic Female Blues

Classic female blues, a pivotal early-20th-century genre, emerged as a subset of the broader blues style, marked by its passionate, soul-stirring vocals predominantly from African American women. Flourishing primarily in the 1920s and 1930s, it was characterized by its emotive delivery and lyrical content that often dealt with themes of love, independence, and the hardships of life as a woman of color. Accompanied by piano or small jazz ensembles, the earthy yet powerful voices of these trailblazing singers brought forth an authenticity and a raw emotional punch that captured the complexities of their lived experiences. The genre laid the groundwork for subsequent blues styles and also influenced the development of jazz singing, remaining an essential thread in the tapestry of American music.

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Ada Brown
Barrel House Annie
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
Blue Lu Baker
Cassie Taylor
Cassie Taylor / Dani Wilde / Samantha Fish
Clara Smith
Edith Wilson
Eva Taylor
Fannie May Goosby
Gráinne Duffy
Hociel Thomas
Ida Cox
Irene Scruggs
Josie Miles
Lil Green
Lillian Glinn
Lizzie Miles
Maggie Jones
Meena
Ora Alexander
Rosa Henderson
Sena Ehrhardt
Virginia Liston
Cassie Taylor
Gráinne Duffy
Lil Green
Meena
Sena Ehrhardt
Eva Taylor
Ida Cox
Clara Smith
Lizzie Miles
Virginia Liston
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
Cassie Taylor / Dani Wilde / Samantha Fish
Josie Miles
Maggie Jones
Irene Scruggs
Edith Wilson
Rosa Henderson
Ora Alexander
Ada Brown
Fannie May Goosby
Hociel Thomas
Barrel House Annie
Blue Lu Baker
Lillian Glinn