Edith Johnson
Edith North Johnson (born January 2, 1903 in St. Louis , Missouri as Edith North , † February 28, 1988 ibid) was an American jazz pianist and blues singer who was active in the music scene of St. Louis. She also recorded as Hattie North and as Maybelle Allen .
Live and act
Johnson recorded the blues numbers You Ain't No Good Blues and You Know That Ain't Right in December 1928, accompanied by Clarence Williams . During this time she was also the pianist with Oliver Cobbs Rhythm Kings (recordings for Brunswick , 1929). In 1928 she married the promoter Jesse Johnson. In 1929 she recorded several tracks for Paramount , including the blues number Good Chib Blues , which was also published by Century . Other well-known tracks that were later re-released on various compilations were Can't Make Another Day , Honey Dripper Blues , Little Drops of Water , Nickel's Worth of Liver and That's My Man . In 1929 she was accompanied (as Hattie North ) in Kansas City by Count Basie at the Lovin 'That Man Blues .
After the death of her husband, she ran Johnson's Deluxe Café . It was not until 1961 that records were made again when she made the LP Barrelhouse Piano & Classic Blues for Folkways Records as a duo with pianist Henry Brown . In the field of jazz she was involved in nine recording sessions between 1928 and 1961.
Web links
- Edith Johnson at Discogs (English)
- Edith Johnson at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b See Dennis Owsley: City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973 . St. Louis 2006, pp. 40f.
- ↑ Edith Johnson at Allmusic (English)
- ↑ See Ross Laird Moanin 'Low: A Discography of Female Popular Vocal Recordings, 1920-1933 , p. 285. The '78 from Century Records (Co. # 3021) contained "Jim Crow Blues" by Cow Cow on the B-side Davenport .
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 30, 2015)
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| SURNAME | Johnson, Edith |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | North Johnson, Edith (full name); North, Edith (maiden name); North, Hattie (pen name); Allen, Maybelle (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz and blues musician (piano, vocals) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 28, 1988 |
| Place of death | St. Louis |