Lavinia Turner

Lavinia Turner
Bornc. 1888
Virginia[1]
DiedAfter 1937
GenresClassic female blues[2]
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1921–1922
LabelsPathé Actuelle, Perfect,[3] Okeh Records[4]

Lavinia Turner (c. 1888 – after 1937)[5] was an American classic female blues singer. Originally a vaudeville vocalist, Turner recorded 10 songs in 1921 and 1922, making her one of the first female blues singers to be recorded.[6]

Details of her life outside the recording studio are minimal.

  1. ^ 1930 United States Federal Census
  2. ^ "Lavinia Turner: Songs". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  3. ^ "Mamie Smith: The First Lady of the Blues". Jas Obrecht Music Archive. Jasobrecht.com. 2010-06-07. Archived from the original on 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Okeh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 525. ISBN 978-0313344237.
  6. ^ "Virginia Liston Vol. 2 (1924–1926), with Lavinia Turner (1921–1922)". Itunes.apple.com. 2000-09-07. Retrieved 2017-03-29.