Virginia Liston
Virginia Liston (née Crawford; c. 1890 – June 1932) was an American classic female blues and jazz singer. She spent most of her career in vaudeville. She performed with her husband, Samuel H. Gray, as Liston and Liston. In the 1920s she made a series of recordings that included performances with Clarence Williams and his Blue Five on "You've Got the Right Key, but the Wrong Keyhole" and "Early in the Morning", and with the Clarence Williams Washboard Band on "Cushion Foot Stomp", and "P.D.Q. Blues". |
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Recordings (Results 26-44 of 44 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | S-72935 | 10-in. | Oct. 1924 | Bill Draw | Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto, songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72937 | 10-in. | Oct. 1924 | Monkey jungle blues | Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
| OKeh | S-72938 | 10-in. | Oct. 1924 | Night latch key blues | Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with clarinet and piano | vocalist, contralto, lyricist, composer | |
| OKeh | S-72939 | 10-in. | Oct. 1924 | Any day the sun don't shine | Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with clarinet and piano | vocalist, contralto | |
| OKeh | S-73387 | 10-in. | 6/1/1925 | Papa de da da | Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
| OKeh | S-73388 | 10-in. | 6/1/1925 | I ain't gonna play no second fiddle | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
| OKeh | S-73389 | Not documented | 6/1/1925 | [Unknown title(s)] | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
| OKeh | S-73390 | 10-in. | June 1925 | Make me a pallet | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with piano and mandolin | vocalist, contralto | |
| OKeh | S-73391 | 10-in. | June 1925 | You can dip your bread in my gravy, but you can't have none of my chops | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with piano, mandolin, and banjo | vocalist, contralto | |
| OKeh | S-73395 | 10-in. | 6/3/1925 | I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me) | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with reed organ | vocalist, contralto | |
| OKeh | S-73396 | 10-in. | 6/3/1925 | Black sheep blues | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with reed organ | vocalist, contralto | |
| OKeh | S-73397 | 10-in. | 6/3/1925 | I'm sick of fattening frogs for snakes | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with reed organ | vocalist, contralto | |
| Brunswick | C363 | 10-in. | 5/29/1926 | Titanic blues | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with organ | vocalist, contralto, composer | |
| Brunswick | C172-C173 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | Titanic blues | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with clarinet and piano | vocalist, contralto, composer | |
| Brunswick | C174-C175 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | Rolls-Royce papa | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with clarinet and piano | vocalist, contralto, composer | |
| Brunswick | C359-C360 | 10-in. | 5/29/1926 | Rolls-Royce papa | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, contralto, composer | |
| Brunswick | C361-C362 | 10-in. | 5/29/1926 | Titanic blues | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, contralto, composer | |
| Brunswick | C364-C365 | 10-in. | 5/29/1926 | Evil minded blues | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, contralto | |
| Brunswick | C366-C368 | 10-in. | 5/29/1926 | I'm gonna get me a man, that’s all | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, contralto, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Liston, Virginia," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109153.
Liston, Virginia. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109153.
"Liston, Virginia." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Liston, Virginia - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91020831
Wikidata: Virginia Liston - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q13561905
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19868077
MusicBrainz: Virginia Liston - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/68ec4f9a-ca42-44a4-80a8-ef2c99cb5bf7
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