Leola Wilson

Coot Grant (June 11 or 17, 1893 – December 26, 1970) was an American classic female blues, country blues, and vaudeville singer and songwriter. On her own and with her husband and musical partner, Wesley "Kid" Wilson, she was popular with African American audiences from the 1910s to the early 1930s.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 17, 1893 (Alabama), Died 20th century (Riverside County)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer, lyricist, songwriter

Notes: Also known as Coot Grant and Leola B. Pettigrew.

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W147074 10-in. 9/27/1928 Rasslin' till the wagon comes Kid and Coot Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano vocalist  
Columbia W147075 10-in. 9/27/1928 Key hole blues Kid and Coot Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano vocalist  
Columbia W151294 10-in. 2/10/1931 Deceiving man blues Coot Grant Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with fiddle (violin), guitar, and piano lyricist, vocalist, composer  
Columbia W151295 10-in. 2/10/1931 Get off with me Coot Grant Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with fiddle (violin), guitar, and piano lyricist, vocalist, composer  
Columbia W151716 10-in. 8/10/1931 Boop poop a doop Leola B. Pettigrew Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano vocalist  
Columbia W151717 10-in. 8/10/1931 You need a woman like me Leola B. Pettigrew Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano vocalist  
Columbia W151798 10-in. 9/18/1931 I don't want that stale stuff Grant and Wilson Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano vocalist  
Columbia W151799 10-in. 9/18/1931 You can't do that to me Grant and Wilson Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano vocalist  
Columbia W152237 10-in. 7/22/1932 I can't get enough Coot Grant ; Leola Wilson ; Wesley Wilson Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W152238 10-in. 7/22/1932 Jive lover Coot Grant ; Leola Wilson ; Wesley Wilson Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia W152239 10-in. 7/22/1932 Dirty spoon blues Coot Grant ; Leola Wilson ; Wesley Wilson Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
OKeh W405146 10-in. 2/17/1932 Keep your hand off my mojo Grant and Wilson Female-male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
OKeh W405147 10-in. 2/17/1932 Do your duty Grant and Wilson Female-male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
OKeh W405181 10-in. 3/29/1932 I ain't going to sell you none Cora Garner Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wilson, Leola," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107226.

Wilson, Leola. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107226.

"Wilson, Leola." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107226

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