Lovie Austin

piano, arrangement, conducting · 1887–1972 · Chattanooga

Born Cora Taylor in Chattanooga, Lovie Austin was a pianist, arranger and studio musician for Paramount in Chicago in the 1920s, accompanying Ma Rainey, Ida Cox and Alberta Hunter. Co-author of "Down Hearted Blues", she led the Blues Serenaders and was cited by Mary Lou Williams as her greatest influence.

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Styles

• Classic blues (women singers)
• Chicago

Landmark tracks

• Jackass Blues (1926)

Sources

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