Edith Wilson

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Edith Wilson

Edith Wilson (née Goodall; September 2, 1896 – March 31, 1981) was a blues singer, vaudeville performer, and actress from Louisville, Kentucky, US. An African-American who performed and recorded in the classic female blues style in the 1920s, Wilson worked in vaudeville and stage productions, first in Louisville and later throughout the US and abroad. From the 1930s onward, she acted in radio plays and television, and from 1948 to 1966 represented the Aunt Jemima brand for Quaker Oats in personal appearances and on television. She remained an active performer until 1980.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 2, 1896 (Louisville), Died March 30, 1981 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, leader, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-63371	10-in.	10/6/1930	My handy man ain't handy no more	Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	BVE-63372	10-in.	10/6/1930	I'll get even with you	Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	BVE-63645	10-in.	9/11/1930	Loving you the way I do	Mileage Makers ; Bubber Miley ; Edith Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BVE-63646	10-in.	9/11/1930	The penalty of love	Mileage Makers ; Bubber Miley ; Edith Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	79983	10-in.	9/12/1921	Nervous blues	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	79989	10-in.	9/15/1921	Vampin' Liza Jane	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	79993	10-in.	9/23/1921	Old time blues	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	80014	10-in.	9/29/1921	Frankie	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	80111	10-in.	12/21/1921	I don't want nobody blues	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	80112	10-in.	12/21/1921	The West Texas blues	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	80150	10-in.	1/20/1922	Wicked blues	Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
Columbia	80151	10-in.	1/20/1922	Birmingham blues	Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
Columbia	80304	10-in.	4/11/1922	That thing called love	Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
Columbia	80305	10-in.	4/11/1922	Stingaree blues	Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
Columbia	80356	10-in.	5/19/1922	Mammy, I'm thinking of you	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	80357	10-in.	5/19/1922	Take it 'cause it's all yours	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	80382	10-in.	6/9/1922	He may be your man (but he comes to see me sometimes)	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	80383	10-in.	6/9/1922	Rules and regulations "signed Razor Jim"	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	80449	10-in.	7/13/1922	Lonesome mama blues	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	80450	10-in.	7/13/1922	What do you care (what I do)	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	80554	10-in.	9/18/1922	Evil blues	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	80555	10-in.	9/18/1922	Pensacola blues	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	80683	10-in.	11/22/1922	Dixie blues	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	80684	10-in.	11/22/1922	He used to be your man but he's my man now	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	80735	10-in.	12/16/1922	Memphis, Tennessee	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	80736	10-in.	12/16/1922	What did Deacon Mose do (when the lights went out)	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	81478	10-in.	1/12/1924	Daddy, change your mind	Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader, songwriter, vocalist
Columbia	81479	10-in.	1/12/1924	I don't know and I don't care	Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
Columbia	81831	10-in.	6/18/1924	How come you do me like you do?	Alabama Joe ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	vocalist
Columbia	81832	10-in.	6/18/1924	Muscle Shoals blues	Alabama Joe ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	vocalist
Columbia	81890	10-in.	7/29/1924	My right man	Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams	Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano	songwriter
Columbia	140189	10-in.	12/17/1924	He's a mean, mean man	Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	leader, vocalist
Columbia	140190	10-in.	12/17/1924	Double crossin' papa	Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	leader, vocalist
Columbia	W140415	10-in.	3/6/1925	It's gonna be a cold, cold winter	"Doc" Straine ; Edith Wilson	Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano	vocalist
Columbia	W140416	10-in.	3/6/1925	There'll be some changes made	"Doc" Straine ; Edith Wilson	Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano	vocalist
OKeh	W401821	10-in.	4/23/1929	Daddy, change your mind	Tom Dorsey Novelty Orchestra	Jazz/dance quartet	songwriter
Brunswick	E31558	10-in.	Dec. 1929	(What did I do to be so) Black and blue	Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Brunswick	E31559	10-in.	Dec. 1929	My man is good for nothing but love	Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wilson, Edith," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105534.

Wilson, Edith. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105534.

"Wilson, Edith." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.