78 RPM RECORD IDA COX AND HER FIVE BLUE SPELLS MISSISSIPPI RIVER BLUES PARAMOUNT
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YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN ORIGINAL BLUES RECORDING. 10 INCH DIAMETER 78 RPM
BLUES RECORDING BY IDA COX AND HER FIVE BLUE SPELLS.
RECORDED ON THE PARAMOUNT LABEL 12251.
RECORD MANUFACTURED THE NEW YORK RECORDING LABORATORIES PORT WASHINGTON, WIS.
SIDE A ...GRAVEYARD BOUND BLUES.
SIDE B....MISSISSIPPI RIVER BLUES.
CONDITION IS GOOD+ (HAS SOME SMALL SCRATCHES THAT DO NOT EFFECT THE PLAY) (SEE PICTURES) .
NOTE THIS RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED AND TESTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND PLAYS WELL FOR IT'S AGE.
Ida M. Cox (née Prather; February 26, 1888[1] or 1896 – November 10, 1967[2]) was an American singer and vaudeville performer, best known for her blues performances and recordings. She was billed as "The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues".
After the success of Mamie Smith's 1920 recording of "Crazy Blues", record companies became aware of a demand for recordings of race music. The classic female blues era had begun and would extend through the 1920s. With her popularity in the South rapidly increasing, Cox caught the attention of talent scouts and secured a contract with Paramount Records, the same company for which her idol Ma Rainey recorded.[14] Paramount called her "The Uncrowned Queen of Blues". Between September 1923 and October 1929, she recorded 78 titles for Paramount.[15] For her numerous recording sessions, Paramount provided Cox with outstanding backup musicians, including the pianist Lovie Austin and her band, the Blues Serenaders, featuring Jimmy O'Bryant (clarinet) and Tommy Ladnier (cornet).[8] She also recorded two sides backed by the Pruitt Twins.[16] During this period, Cox also recorded songs for other labels, including Broadway and Silvertone, using the pseudonyms Kate Lewis, Velma Bradley, Julia Powers, and Jane Smith.[17]
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