Waitin' for the Evenin' Mail

Clara Smith · 1923 · Blues vaudeville, Columbia, 1923

Context

Clara Smith recorded "Waitin' for the Evenin' Mail" for Columbia in 1923, with Fletcher Henderson according to the DAHR entry. She was one of the most recorded blues singers of her era, with 149 listed records.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Classic blues (women singers). Among the origins and influences of Classic blues: Blues, spirituals, work songs.

Sources

• adp.library.ucsb.edu
• adp.library.ucsb.edu

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