Georgia White

Georgia White , also Georgia Lawson (March 9, 1903 , † around 1980 ) was an American blues singer in the 1930s and 1940s.

Little is known about Georgia White's early years. In the late 1920s she sang in Chicago nightclubs and made her first recordings, such as the title "When You're Smiling, the Whole World Smiles With You" with Jimmie Noone's orchestra in 1930. It was not until 1935 that she recorded pieces again; In the next six years over 100 titles were created for the Decca Records label . She was mostly accompanied by the pianist Richard M. Jones and in the late 1930s by the guitarist Lonnie Johnson .

She also recorded under the name Georgia Lawson . These tracks included "I'll Keep Sitting on It", "Take Me for a Buggy Ride", "Mama Knows What Papa Wants When Papa's Feeling Blue" and "Hot Nuts". Her most famous song was "You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now".

In the 1940s, Georgia White formed an all-women band that did not record and performed with Bumble Bee Slim . In 1949 she accompanied Big Bill Broonzy as the pianist in his Laughing Trio .

In the 1950s she sang again in clubs, her last known performance was in Chicago in 1959.

Her other recordings are worth mentioning: Trouble In Mind 1936 (with Les Paul, guitar), New Trouble In Mind 1937, Freddie Blues 1938, Jazzin 'Babies Blues, You Ought To Be Ashamed Of Yourself, Papa Pleaser 1940, When You're Away 1941.

literature

• John Jörgensen & Theo Wiedemann: Jazz Lexicon . Munich, mosaic, ca.1960