Edith Wilson
Sign in to saveAmerican blues singer and vaudeville performer (1896-1981)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1934-06-09
- Active to
- 1984-01-21
chicago soulclassic souldoo-wopnorthern soulpoppop soul
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Edith Wilson (Edith Goodall, Louisville, Kentucky, September 2, 1896 – March 30, 1981) was an American blues singer and vaudeville performer. Wilson's first professional experience came in 1919 in Louisville's Park Theater. Lena Wilson and her brother, Danny, performed in Louisville; Edith married Danny and joined their act as a trio. Danny, a pianist who had trained at a conservatory in Charleston, South Carolina, encouraged Lena and Edith to sing not just blues but other song forms as well. <
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edith
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Louisville
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Victor Talking Machine Company
- Image
- Edith Wilson Aunt Jemima 1956.JPG
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- birth name
- Edith Goodall
- date of birth
- 1896-09-02
- date of death
- 1981-03-31
- Commons category
- Edith Wilson (singer)
- start of work period
- 1919-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- writing language
- English language
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