Eva Taylor (singer)
Eva Taylor (born January 22, 1895 in St. Louis as Irene Joy Gibbons , † October 31, 1977 in Mineola , New York ) was an American blues and jazz singer and actress.
Life
Eva Taylor began her career as a child star in a revue tour company that also toured Europe, Australia and New Zealand between 1900 and 1920. She then went on tour in the United States with the vaudeville troupe "Josephine Gassman and Her Pickaninnies" . In 1920 she came to New York City , where she soon became a popular singer in Harlem nightclubs . In 1921 she married the pianist and producer Clarence Williams ; the couple then worked on various projects, numerous songs and a music revue called "Bottomland" and various radio programs. Eva Taylor's first recordings were made in 1922 for the African American label Black Swan , which she marketed as "The Dixie Nightingale". She then appeared on numerous blues, jazz and popular titles from Okeh and Columbia Records in the 1920s and 1930s and had her first hits in 1925 with the songs "Everybody Loves My Baby" (# 10) and "Cake Walkin 'Babies from Home " (# 13).
As lead singer, she was heard on various recordings of Williams' formation Blue Five , as well as in its sessions with Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet 1924/25; then in 1929 with recordings of the studio band The Charleston Chasers ( Ain't Misbehavin ' ) and recordings of blues singers such as Sippie Wallace , Rosetta Crawford and Bessie Smith . Although she mostly appeared under her stage name Eva Taylor , she occasionally also worked under her real name as "Irene Gibbons and her Jazz Band" . 1927 Eva Taylor appeared in the Broadway -Stück bottom land on, had written the Williams and produced and witnessed 21 performances.
In the late 1920s, Eva Taylor also had her own radio show on NBC and was a guest on the Paul Whiteman Radio Show (1932). She worked with Williams until the 1930s. In the early 1940s she withdrew from the music business and only occasionally appeared in concerts and nightclubs. After the death of her husband, she returned to the music business in the mid-1960s and also toured Europe. Eva Taylor died of cancer in 1977. She was buried next to her husband in Saint Charles Cemetery in East Farmingdale , New York State .
Discographic notes
- Edison Laterals 4 (Diamond Cut, ed. 1997)
- Not Just the Blues (Pearl, ed. 1996)
- Clarence Williams: Complete Sessions, Vol. 1 1923 (EPM)
- Clarence Williams 1926-1927 ( Classics )
- Clarence Williams 1933 (Classics)
Web links
literature
- Gerhard Klußmeier : Jazz in the Charts. Another view on jazz history. Liner notes and booklet for the 100 CD edition. Membrane International GmbH. ISBN 978-3-86735-062-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Colin Larkin (Ed.) The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music , Guinness, p. 4498, (1995) - ISBN 1561591769 .
- ↑ Vladimir Bogdanov. All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues, Backbeat Books, p. 373, (2003) - ISBN 0879307366 .
- ↑ Digby Fairweather , In. I. Carr et al. The Rough Guide to Jazz , Rough Guides, p. 864, (2004) - ISBN 1843532565 .
- ^ Marshall Stearns Jazz Dance: The Story of American Vernacular Dance , Da Capo Press, p. 150, (1999) - ISBN 0306805537 .
- ^ Cavalcade was broadcast over NBC
- ↑ John Chilton . Who's Who of Jazz: Storyville to Swing Street , Da Capo Press, p. 326, (1985) - ISBN 0306802430 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Taylor, Eva |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gibbons, Irene Joy (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American blues and jazz singer and actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1977 |
| Place of death | Mineola , New York |