3 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Viola McCoy recorded 'Midnight Blues' and 'Triflin' Blues' for Gennett, an American label, in the classic blues idiom. McCoy was an American blues singer of the 1920s, and Gennett catalogue 5128 suggests an early acoustic recording.AI summary
Gen 5128 Jazz
Viola McCoy, an American blues and jazz singer of the 1920s, performs two early jazz sides for Columbia: 'Strut long Papa' and 'Laughin crying Blues'.AI summary
Columbia A3867 Jazz
Viola McCoy, a prolific African-American blues and vaudeville singer who recorded under many names in the early 1920s, records 'Midnight Blues' and 'Triflin' Blues' on Gennet 5128. Gennett was the Indiana independent label that also recorded Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton; original Gennett pressings of 1920s blues artists are scarce and collected internationally.AI summary
Gen 5128 Jazz