Clifford Gibson

male, deceased (1963)
musician, African American, American blues musician, jimmie rodgers, blues, Vocalion Records…Vocalion
Clifford "Grandpappy" Gibson (April 17, 1901 - December 21, 1963) was an influential American blues singer and guitarist. Born in Louisville,...

Ernie Fields

male, deceased (1997)
musician, African American, music arranger, American, Tuxedo Junction, Vocalion Records…Vocalion
Ernie Fields was an African-American trombonist, pianist, arranger and bandleader. From the late 1920s, he led a band in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area...
Edna Hicks

Edna Hicks

female, deceased (1925)
Columbia, Black vaudeville, singer, Classic female blues singer, Blues singer, African-American…Vocalion Records, Vocalion
Edna Hicks (October 14 1895 - August 16 1925) was an American blues singer and musician. Born Edna Landreaux in New Orleans, she was the half...
Blind Uncle Gaspard

Blind Uncle Gaspard

male, deceased (1937)
guitarist, Early American Cajun Music, Alcide "Blind Uncle" Gaspard, Vocalion, avoyelles parish, blind
A blind vocalist and guitarist from Louisiana, Alcide "Blind Uncle" Gaspard alternated between string-band music (in a band with his brothers) and...

Alger "texas" Alexander

male, deceased (1954)
San Antonio, from Texas, singer, Blues singer, fort worth, American…Vocalion Records, Vocalion
Alger "Texas" Alexander (September 12, 1900 - April 16, 1954) was a Blues singer from Jewett, Texas. A short man with a big, deep voice, Alexander...
Bo Weavil Jackson

Bo Weavil Jackson

male
singer, compilation albums, American blues singer-guitarist, Vocalion, Vocalion Records, blues
Bo Weavil Jackson (dates and places of birth and death unknown, real name believed to be James Jackson), was an Afro-American blues singer and...
Ida Cox

Ida Cox

female, deceased (1967)
Classic female blues singer, blackface, Blackface minstrel performer, carnegie hall, Blues singer, African-American…Vocalion Records
Ida Cox (October, 1890-10 November, 1967) was a popular African American singer, best known for her Blues performances and recordings. Cox was born...
Big Walter Horton

Big Walter Horton

male, deceased (1981)
Walter Horton, Big Walter "Shakey" Horton, Memphis Jug Band, Sun Records, Okeh, Blues harmonica player…Vocalion Records
Big Walter "Shakey" Horton was an American blues harmonica player. Born Walter Horton in Horn Lake, Mississippi, he was playing a harmonica by the...
Pinetop Smith

Pinetop Smith

male, deceased (1929)
Vaudeville performer, Vocalion Records, Busker, Blues musician, pianist, jazz pianist
Clarence Smith, better known as Pinetop Smith or Pine Top Smith (11 June, 1904 - 15 March, 1929) was an influential American boogie-woogie style...
Cow Cow Davenport

Cow Cow Davenport

male, deceased (1955)
Blues musician, pianist, boogie woogie, piano player, organ, American…Vocalion Records
Charles Edward "Cow Cow" Davenport was an American boogie woogie piano player. He also played the organ and sang. He was born in Anniston, Alabama....