Lizzie Miles
Lizzie Miles was a fine classic blues singer from the 1920s who survived to have a full comeback in the 1950s. She started out singing in New Orleans during 1909-1911 with such musicians as King Oliver, Kid Ory, and Bunk Johnson. Miles spent several years touring the South in minstrel shows and playing in theaters. She was in Chicago during 1918-1920 and then moved to New York in 1921, making her recording debut the following year. Her recordings from the 1922-1930 period mostly used lesser-known players, but Louis Metcalf and King Oliver were on two songs apiece and she recorded a pair of duets with Jelly Roll Morton in 1929. Miles sang with A.J. Piron and Sam Wooding, toured Europe during 1924-1925, and was active in New York during 1926-1931. Illness knocked her out of action for a period, but by 1935, she was performing with Paul Barbarin, she sang with Fats Waller in 1938, and recorded a session in 1939. Lizzie Miles spent 1943-1949 outside of music, but in 1950 began a comeback, often performing with Bob Scobey or George Lewis during her final decade.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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A Night In Old New Orleans
Lizzie Miles, Sharkey's Kings of Dixieland
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 1 Jan 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lizzie Miles Vol. 2 (1923-1928)
Blues - Released by Document Records on 5 Jul 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Norman Granz Jazz: Bourbon Street (Mono Version)
Bob Scobey's Band, Lizzie Miles
Jazz - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Hot Songs My Mother Taught Me
Jazz - Released by Cook Records on 1 Jan 1956
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Torchy Lullabies My Mother Sang Me
Jazz - Released by Cook Records on 1 Jan 1956
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lizzie Miles Vol. 3 (1928 - 1939)
Blues - Released by Document Records on 1 Oct 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Presenting Lizzie Miles
Blues - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 8 Jul 1922
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Moans & Blues
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by PnR on 1 Jan 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo