Bea Booze

Bea Booze (March 23, 1912 – November 11, 1986), often credited as Wee Bea Booze, was an American R&B and jazz singer most popular in the 1940s. She was one of the few female blues guitarists of that time.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 23, 1920 (Baltimore), Died November 11, 1986 (Scottsville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar

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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	Role
Decca	70543	10-in.	3/19/1942	If I'm a fool	Wee Bea Booze	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	70544	10-in.	3/19/1942	I love to Georgia Brown so slow	Wee Bea Booze	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	70545	10-in.	3/19/1942	Uncle Sam come and get him	Wee Bea Booze	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	70546	10-in.	3/19/1942	If I didn't love you	Wee Bea Booze	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	70570	10-in.	3/26/1942	See see rider blues	Wee Bea Booze	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	70571	10-in.	3/26/1942	Let's be friends	Wee Bea Booze	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	70580	10-in.	3/27/1942	Catchin' as catch can	Wee Bea Booze	vocalist
Decca	70581	10-in.	3/27/1942	War rationin' Papa-1	Wee Bea Booze	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	71738	10-in.	2/4/1944	Mr. Freddie blues	Bea Booze	vocalist
Decca	71739	10-in.	2/4/1944	Gulf Coast blues	Bea Booze	vocalist
Decca	71740	10-in.	2/4/1944	Uncle Sam took a darn good man	Bea Booze	vocalist
Decca	71741	10-in.	2/4/1944	These young men blues	Bea Booze	vocalist
Decca	71844	10-in.	3/9/1944	Mr. Freddie blues	Bea Booze	vocalist
Decca	71845	10-in.	3/9/1944	Uncle Sam took a darned good man	Bea Booze	vocalist
Decca	71846	10-in.	3/9/1944	Gulf Coast blues	Bea Booze	vocalist
Decca	71847	10-in.	3/9/1944	These young men blues	Bea Booze	vocalist
Decca	71850	10-in.	3/9/1944	Achin' hearted blues	Bea Booze	vocalist
Decca	71851	10-in.	3/9/1944	So good	Bea Booze	vocalist
Decca	73265		1/3/1946	Alabama bound	Andy Kirk Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	73267		1/3/1946	Doggin' man blues	Andy Kirk Orchestra	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Booze, Bea," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/352635.

Booze, Bea. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/352635.

"Booze, Bea." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.