Lottie Kimbrough

Lottie Kimbrough
Also known asLottie Beaman; "The Kansas City Butterball"; Lottie Kimborough; Lena Kimbrough; Clara Cary; Jennie Brooks; Lottie Brown; Lottie Emerson; Mae Moran; Martha Jackson[1]
Born1893 or 1900
Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. or
West Bottoms, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
DiedUnknown
GenresCountry blues[2]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1920s
Labels

Lottie Kimbrough (born 1893[3] or 1900;[4] date of death unknown) was an American country blues singer, who was also billed as Lottie Beaman (her married name), Lottie Kimborough, and Lena Kimbrough (among several other names).

She was a large woman and was nicknamed "The Kansas City Butterball".[2][5] Her recording career lasted from 1924 to 1929.

The music journalist Burgin Mathews wrote that "Kimbrough's vocal power, and the unique arrangements of several of her best pieces, rank her as one of the sizable talents of the 1920s blues tradition."[2]

  1. ^ Peschke, Michael (2006). International Encyclopedia of Pseudonyms: Part I, Real Names. Walter de Gruyter. p. 214. ISBN 3-598-24960-8.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference AMG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 505. ISBN 978-0313344237.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Trail was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Kennedy, Rick (1999). Little Labels—Big Sound: Small Record Companies and the Rise of American Music. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-253-33548-5.