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Post by Admin on Jun 18, 2014 9:22:04 GMT -5
Martin, Sara (1884–1955)
African-American blues singer . Name variations: Sarah Dunn Martin; Margaret Johnson; Sally Roberts.Born on June 18, 1884, in Louisville, Kentucky; died of a stroke on May 24, 1955, in Louisville; daughter of William Dunn and Katie (Pope) Dunn; married William Myers (marriage ended); married Hayes Withers; children: (first marriage) one son.
Selected discography:
Sugar Blues/ Achin' Heart Blues (1922, OK 8041); Graveyard Dream Blues (1923, OK 8099); Yes, Sir, That's My Baby (1925, OK 8262); Death Sting Me Blues/ Mistreatin' Man Blues (1928, QRS 7042); Mean Tight Mama (1928, QRS 7043).
Stage performances and recordings by 1920s vaudeville blues queen Sara Martin played a central role in popularizing the emerging American art form of the blues, and one of her first records, "Sugar Blues," recorded in 1922, has since become a classic. …
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Post by AlanB on Jun 19, 2014 6:10:01 GMT -5
She was given the billing of - Sara Martin The Colored Sophie Tucker
What can one say?
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