Viola McCoy

AStrut long Papa
BLaughin crying Blues

Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: A3867
Genre: Jazz
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #9105

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'.

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More by Viola McCoy 2 other records

Viola McCoy

AMidnight Blues
BTriflin' Blues

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

AMidnight Blues
BTriflin' Blues

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