Ivy Smith

Ivy Smith was an African American vaudeville performer and recording artist in the United States. She used the pseudonyms Ruby Rankin and Sally Sad. She recorded "Sad and Blue" / "Third Alley Blues", "Cincinnati Southern Blues" / "Barrel House Mojo", and "Ninety Nine Years Blues / Too Mean to Cry Blues (1927) (Iva Smith) at Paramount Records in 1927. She performed as a vaudeville act and records with Cow Cow Davenport. They recorded on Vocalion Records. Smith performed with Cow Cow Davenport as the Chicago Steppers and they recorded together. Their recordings include "Sad and Blue" and "My Own Man Blues". A compilation of their works was released in 1993 and reissued in 2002. Leroy Pickett also accompanied her.

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, speaker, composer

Notes: Sometimes listed as Iva Smith.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Brunswick	C2048	10-in.	7/12/1928	Shadow blues	Cow Cow Davenport ; Iva Smith	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, composer
Brunswick	C2049	10-in.	7/12/1928	He don’t mean me no harm	Cow Cow Davenport ; Iva Smith	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist
Brunswick	C2064	10-in.	7/16/1928	State Street jive	Cow Cow Davenport	Piano solo, with talk	speaker
Brunswick	C2191	10-in.	8/9/1928	Shadow blues	Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with clarinet and piano	vocalist, composer
Brunswick	C2379	10-in.	10/2/1928	Alabama strut	Cow Cow Davenport	Piano, with dance calls	speaker
Gennett	14982	10-in.	4/1/1929	Shadow blues	Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Gennett	14984	10-in.	4/1/1929	No good man blues	Cow Cow Davenport ; Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Gennett	14987	10-in.	4/1/1929	Gin house blues	Cow Cow Davenport ; Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Gennett	14990	10-in.	4/1/1929	Mistreated mamma blues	Ivy Smith and Cow Cow Davenport	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist
Gennett	15495	10-in.	8/27/1929	Doin' that thing	Ivy Smith and her Buddies	Mixed vocal trio, with piano	vocalist
Gennett	15496	10-in.	8/27/1929	Somebody's got to knock a jug	Ivy Smith and her Buddies	Mixed vocal trio, with piano	vocalist
Gennett	15498	10-in.	8/27/1929	Everybody likes that thing	Cow Cow Davenport ; Ivy Smith ; Sam Tarpley	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist
Gennett	15499	10-in.	8/27/1929	Southern high waters blues	Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Gennett	15500	10-in.	8/27/1929	Cheating only blues	Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Gennett	15501	10-in.	8/27/1929	Wringing and twistin' papa	Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Gennett	15502	10-in.	8/27/1929	Got jelly on my mind	Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Gennett	15505	10-in.	8/27/1929	He don't mean no harm	Charlie Davenport ; Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Gennett	15506	10-in.	8/27/1929	You got another thought coming to you	Charlie Davenport ; Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Gennett	16725	10-in.	6/6/1930	Gypsy woman blues	Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist
Gennett	16726	10-in.	6/6/1930	Milkman blues	Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist
Gennett	16728	10-in.	6/6/1930	Now she gives it away	Cow Cow Davenport ; Ivy Smith	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist
Gennett	16736	10-in.	6/7/1930	She knows how to sell that stuff	Ivy Smith	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist
Gennett	16738	10-in.	6/7/1930	Alabammy mistreated	Cow Cow Davenport ; Ivy Smith	Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist
Gennett	16742	10-in.	6/7/1930	That's the kind of girl I'm looking for	Iva Smith and her Buddies	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Ivy," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101313.

Smith, Ivy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101313.

"Smith, Ivy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.