Coot Grant

Coot Grant
Birth nameLeola B. Henton or Pettigrew
Also known asLeola Wilson, Patsy Hunter
Born(1893-06-17)June 17, 1893[1]
Birmingham, Alabama, United States[2]
DiedDecember 26, 1970(1970-12-26) (aged 77)[3]
Riverside County, California, U.S.
GenresClassic female blues, country blues, vaudeville[4]
Occupation(s)Singer, guitarist, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1900s–1950s
LabelsParamount,[2] various

Coot Grant (June 11 or 17, 1893 – December 26, 1970)[1][3] was an American classic female blues, country blues, and vaudeville singer and songwriter.[4] On her own and with her husband and musical partner, Wesley "Kid" Wilson, she was popular with African American audiences from the 1910s to the early 1930s.[2][5]

  1. ^ a b "Leola Coot Grant". Alabamamusicoffice.com. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Arwulf Arwulf. "Coot Grant, Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1925–1928): Review". AllMusic.com.
  3. ^ a b Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 504. ISBN 978-0313344237.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference AMG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Price, Sammy (1989). What Do They Want? A Jazz Autobiography. Wheatley, Oxford: Bayou Press. p. 32. ISBN 1-871478-25-1.