Cleo Gibson

Cleo Gibson was a classic female blues singer active in the 1920s.[1] Her full name was Cleosephus Gibson.[2] She recorded two tracks for Okeh Records, "I’ve Got Ford Movements In My Hips" and "Nothing But Blues".[2] Much surrounding her life is a mystery, but her recordings are a notable example of American blues music.[3]

  1. ^ Stewart-Baxter, Derrick (1970). Ma Rainey and the Classic Blues Singers. London: Studio Vista. pp. 90–91. ISBN 9780812813210.
  2. ^ a b Dixon, Robert M. W.; Godrich, John (1982). Blues & Gospel Records, 1902-1943 (3rd rev. ed.). Essex: Storyville Publications. p. 262. ISBN 9780902391031.
  3. ^ Bourgeois, Anna Stong (1996). Blueswomen: Profiles of 37 Early Performers, with an Anthology of Lyrics, 1920-1945. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780899509631.