Victoria Spivey
Sign in to saveAmerican blues singer and songwriter (1906–1976)
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- The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 — Herself2003
- I Hear The Blues1963
- Hallelujah — Missy Rose1929
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Victoria Spivey (October 15, 1906 – October 3, 1976) was an American blues singer and songwriter. During a recording career that spanned forty years, from 1926 to the mid-1960s, she worked with Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Clarence Williams, Luis Russell, Lonnie Johnson, and Bob Dylan. She also performed in vaudeville and clubs, sometimes with her sister, Sweet Pease Spivey. Among her compositions are "Black Snake Blues", "Dope Head Blues" and "Organ Grinder Blues". In 1962 she initiated her ow
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Victoria
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- OKeh Records
- Image
- VictoriaSpivey1929.png
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- date of birth
- 1906-10-15
- date of death
- 1976-10-03
- cause of death
- internal bleeding
- name in native language
- Victoria Spivey
- birth name
- Victoria Regina Spivey
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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