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Edna Hicks

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American blues singer and musician. (1895–1925)

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It sits within the topics 1890s births, 1925 deaths and 20th-century African-American women singers.

Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1895-10-14
Active to
1925-08-16

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,419
Total plays
4,960

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bluesClassic BluesVaudeville BluesClassic Female Bluesfemale vocalist

Edna Hicks (October 14, 1895 – August 16, 1925) was an American vaudeville blues singer. She is best remembered for her recordings of "Hard Luck Blues" and "Poor Me Blues". She also recorded "Down Hearted Blues",and "Gulf Coast Blues" on the Brunswick label in 1923. Born Edna Landreaux in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, she was the half-sister of Lizzie Miles. She is believed to have moved north in her mid-teens. Popular in black vaudeville in the American midwest in the late 1910s and 1

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date of birth
1895-10-14
date of death
1925-08-16
start of work period
1910-00-00
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