Lucille Bogan

Lucille Bogan

Lucille Bogan (born Lucile Anderson; April 1, 1897 – August 10, 1948) was an American classic female blues singer and songwriter, among the first to be recorded. She also recorded under the pseudonym Bessie Jackson. Music critic Ernest Borneman noted that Bogan was one of "the big three of the blues", along with Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith. Many of Bogan's songs have been recorded by later blues and jazz musicians. Many of her songs were sexually explicit, and she is generally considered to have been a "dirty blues" musician. In 2022, she was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 1, 1897 (Mississippi), Died August 10, 1948 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, lyricist, composer

= 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
Columbia	W147304	10-in.	10/26/1928	Sweet Petunia	Curley Weaver	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	lyricist, composer
OKeh	8361	Not documented	June 1923	[Unknown title(s)]	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
OKeh	8362	10-in.	6/15/1923	The pawn shop blues	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
OKeh	S-71561	10-in.	May 1923	Lonesome daddy blues	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, lyricist
OKeh	S-71562	10-in.	May 1923	Chirpin' the blues	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
OKeh	S-71569	10-in.	May 1923	Triflin' blues (Daddy, don't you trifle on me)	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
OKeh	S-71570	10-in.	May 1923	Don't mean you no good blues	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, lyricist
Brunswick	VO113	10-in.	2/4/1931	Tricks ain’t walking no more	Memphis Minnie	Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C2418	10-in.	10/9/1928	Pay roll blues	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer
Brunswick	C2419	10-in.	10/9/1928	New way blues	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer
Brunswick	C3461	10-in.	5/9/1929	Coffee grindin’ blues	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, lyricist, composer
Brunswick	C3462	10-in.	5/9/1929	Pot hound blues	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, lyricist, composer
Brunswick	C5547	10-in.	Mar. 1930	My Georgia grind	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5548	10-in.	Mar. 1930	Whiskey selling woman	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5549	10-in.	Mar. 1930	They ain’t walkin’ no more	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5550	10-in.	Mar. 1930	Dirty treatin’ blues	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5562	10-in.	Mar. 1930	Sloppy drunk blues	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5563	10-in.	Mar. 1930	Alley boogie	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6086	10-in.	9/9/1930	Sloppy drunk blues	Leroy Carr	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6845	10-in.	Dec. 1930	Crawlin’ lizard blues	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6846	10-in.	Dec. 1930	Struttin’ my stuff	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6847	10-in.	Dec. 1930	Black angel blues	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6848	10-in.	Dec. 1930	Tricks ain’t walking no more	Lucille Bogan	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bogan, Lucille," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106288.

Bogan, Lucille. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106288.

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