Lovie Austin

Lovie Austin

Cora "Lovie" Austin (September 19, 1887 – July 8, 1972) was an American Chicago bandleader, session musician, composer, singer, and arranger during the 1920s classic blues era. She and Lil Hardin Armstrong are often ranked as two of the best female jazz blues piano players of the period.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 19, 1887 (Chattanooga), Died July 10, 1972 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, leader, piano

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 34 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-27976	10-in.	5/25/1923	Down-hearted blues	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Victor	B-28056	10-in.	6/7/1923	Down-hearted blues	Tennessee Ten	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	B-28197	10-in.	7/17/1923	Bleeding hearted blues	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	composer
Columbia	80863	10-in.	2/15/1923	Down hearted blues	Bessie Smith ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	composer
Columbia	80991	10-in.	4/26/1923	Chirping the blues	Amanda Brown ; Porter Grainger	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	composer
Columbia	81075	10-in.	6/14/1923	Bleeding hearted blues	Fletcher Henderson ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	lyricist, composer
Columbia	81283	10-in.	10/16/1923	Any woman's blues	Fletcher Henderson ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Columbia	81366	10-in.	11/21/1923	Chicago bound blues	Edna Hicks	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet and piano	lyricist, composer
Columbia	81391	10-in.	12/4/1923	Chicago bound blues	Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet and piano	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W142540	10-in.	8/19/1926	Downhearted blues	Virgina Childs	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	composer
Columbia	W143042	10-in.	11/3/1926	Down hearted blues	Daisy Douglas	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	composer
Columbia	W143870	10-in.	4/2/1927	Down-hearted blues	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	composer
OKeh	9749	10-in.	6/18/1926	I can't do that	Lovie Austin ; Butterbeans & Susie	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist
OKeh	9899	10-in.	11/17/1926	I wish I had somebody	Hattie McDaniels	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	9900	10-in.	11/17/1926	Boo hoo blues	Hattie McDaniels	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	9901	Not documented	11/17/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Hattie McDaniels	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	9902	Not documented	11/17/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Hattie McDaniels	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-71162	10-in.	January 1923	Down hearted blues	Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
OKeh	S-71372	10-in.	March 1923	Down hearted blues	Handy's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-71562	10-in.	May 1923	Chirpin' the blues	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	S-71594	10-in.	June 1923	Bleeding hearted blues	Alice Carter	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
OKeh	73786	10-in.	11/26/1925	Vampire Brown	Russell Lee ; Daisy Wright	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	composer
OKeh	74071	10-in.	3/25/1926	Not today, sweet mama	Butterbeans & Susie ; Eddie Heywood Sr.	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	W81001	10-in.	6/10/1927	Down hearted blues	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	composer
Brunswick	10877-10879	10-in.	6/18/1923	Down-hearted blues	Edna Hicks	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter

(Results 1-25 of 34 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Austin, Lovie," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104856.

Austin, Lovie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104856.

"Austin, Lovie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.