Lovie Austin | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Cora Taylor |
| Also known as | Cora Calhoun Cora Austin |
| Born | September 19, 1887 Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States |
| Died | July 8, 1972 (aged 84) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Jazz, Jazz blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Composer Bandleader |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1920s–1972 |
| Labels | Paramount |
Cora "Lovie" Austin (September 19, 1887 – July 8, 1972)[1][2] was an American Chicago bandleader, session musician, composer, singer, and arranger during the 1920s classic blues era.[3] She and Lil Hardin Armstrong are often ranked as two of the best female jazz blues piano players of the period.[4]
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barewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Kenney, William Holland (May 13, 1993). Chicago Jazz: A Cultural History, 1904-1930. Oxford Paperbacks.
- ^ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 24. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.
- ^ Santelli, Robert. The Big Book of Blues, Penguin Books, pg. 20, (2001); ISBN 0-14-100145-3