Victoria Spivey

vocals, piano · 1906–1976 · Houston (Texas)

Revealed by "Black Snake Blues" on Okeh in 1926, she recorded with King Oliver, Louis Armstrong and Lonnie Johnson and appeared in the film Hallelujah! (1929). In 1961, she founded the label Spivey Records with Len Kunstadt; it documented the older bluesmen and welcomed a young Bob Dylan.

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Styles

• Classic blues (women singers)
• Blues, spirituals, work songs

Landmark tracks

• Black Snake Blues (1926)

Sources

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