Lottie Beaman

Lottie Beaman (actually Lottie Kimbrough , * 1900 in West Bottoms , Kansas City (Missouri) , † after 1929) was an American blues singer and musician.

Live and act

Beaman, who lived in Kansas City, performed in vaudeville theaters with her brother Sylvester Kimbrough . It was managed by the blues singer Winston Holmes . Under the pseudonym "The Kansas City Butter Ball" she played a number of titles for Columbia and Gennett Records between 1924 and 1929, including "Corn Liquor Blues", "Gravel Camp Blues" (1927) and "Wayward Girl Blues" (1928); her accompanying musicians included jazz musicians such as Pruitt Twins , Charlie Jackson and Jimmy Blythe . She also recorded several gospel songs with Holmes .

Discographic notes

Lottie Kimbrough & Winston Holmes (1928-1929)
Kansas City Blues 1924–1929 ( Document , ed. 1993)
Elzadie Robinson - Lottie Beaman: Complete Works, Vol. 2 (1928-1929) (Document, ed. 1990)

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Michael Taft: Talkin 'to Myself: Blues Lyrics, 1921-1942 .
↑ This alluded to her fullness. Other pseudonyms were Jennie Brooks, Lottie Brown, Clara Cary, Lottie Everson, Martha Johnson, Lena Kimbrough, Lottie Kimbrough and Mae Moran .

personal data
SURNAME	Beaman, Lottie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kimbrough, Lottie (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American blues singer and musician
DATE OF BIRTH	1900
PLACE OF BIRTH	West Bottoms , Kansas City (Missouri)
DATE OF DEATH	after 1929

[owsley-1] Michael Taft: Talkin 'to Myself: Blues Lyrics, 1921-1942 .

[2] This alluded to her fullness. Other pseudonyms were Jennie Brooks, Lottie Brown, Clara Cary, Lottie Everson, Martha Johnson, Lena Kimbrough, Lottie Kimbrough and Mae Moran .