Ozie goods

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Ozie Ware , nee Ozie McPherson , (* 1903 ; † 1983 ) was an American singer ( soprano ). She was mainly active in the field of blues and swing from 1920 to 1929 . She also used the pseudonyms Eva Woods , Jane Bartlett and Eliza Brown and Liza Brown, respectively .

Career

Ozie Ware, wife of the entertainer Sonnie Ware († 1984), was born under the name McPherson. In the 1920s she worked as a blues soprano, including with the Black Swan label under the pseudonym Jane Bartlett . Under the name McPherson she took on the Stonetone Records, later sub-label with the Paramount Records, also records. As a vocalist she took part in recordings of the Duke Ellington Orchestra in October 1928 ("Oh Papa No!" And " Diga Diga Doo " in a duo with Irving Mills ). In the same month she recorded for Victor Records with Duke Ellington in a small cast ("Santa Claus, Bring My Man Back to Me," with Arthur Whetsol , Barney Bigard , Billy Taylor , Sonny Greer ). She was accompanied by the Ellington Band (under the alias Whoopee Makers ) on "It's All Coming Home to You" (Cameo 9039) and "He Just Don't Appeal to Me" (Cameo 9042) . Ware died in 1983.

Discography (selection)

title Label year
Outside Of That Paramount 1925
You gotta know how Paramount 1925
Standing On The Corner Paramount 1926
He's My Man - He's Your Man Paramount 1926
Down To The Bottom Where I Stay Paramount 1926
Nobody Rolls Their Jelly Roll Like Mine Paramount 1926
I want my loving Paramount 1926
I'm So Blue Since My Sweetie Went Away Paramount 1926
Santa Claus, Bring My Man Back Victor 1928
I Done Caught You Blues Victor 1928
It's All Comin 'Home To You Cameo 1929
Hit Me In The Nose Blues Cameo 1929
Stevedore Blues Romeo 1929
He Don't Just Appeal To Me Romeo 1929

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See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bob L. Eagle, Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues: A Regional Experience . 2013, p. 507.
  2. ^ Sutton, Allan: Pseudonyms on American records, 1892-1942. A Guide to false names and label errors; 2005 Mainspring Press
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 5, 2014)
personal data
SURNAME Goods, Ozie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McPherson, Ozie (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer (soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH 1903
DATE OF DEATH 1983