Trixie Smith
One of the classic blues Smith singers of the 1920s (although unrelated to Bessie, Clara and Mamie), Trixie Smith had a distinctive voice and a pleasing style of her own. She studied at Selma University, moved to New York in 1915, and performed in vaudeville and on the TOBA circuit. Smith worked in New York's theaters during the 1920s and '30s as an actress-singer and stayed active throughout her life. She recorded prolifically during 1922-25 for Black Swan and Paramount with her best-known dates resulting in four songs in 1925 in which Louis Armstrong was in her backup group; other sidemen along the way included James P. Johnson, Phil Napoleon and members of Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra. Oddly enough Smith did not record after 1925 until 1938 when she headed an all-star jazz group (which included Sidney Bechet, Charlie Shavers and Sammy Price) on one session; in addition in 1939 she cut "No Good Man" with a band including Red Allen and Barney Bigard. But by the time she passed away at the age of 48 in 1943, Trixie Smith was largely forgotten.
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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Presenting Trixie Smith
Blues - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 3 Jun 1922
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Trixie Smith Vol. 2 1925-1929
Blues - Released by Document Records on 28 Jun 2005
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The Best Of Christmas Holidays (Fantastic Relaxing Songs) (Remastered)
Blues - Released by Underground Inside Records on 1 Dec 2016
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Trixie Smith Vol. 1 1922-1924
Blues - Released by Document Records on 28 Jun 2005
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Woman in Blues - Trixie Smith
Blues - Released by ISIS on 5 Sep 2022
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My Man Rocks Me
Blues - Released by Retro Music Box on 24 Aug 2022
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Me Myself and My Songs (Remastered)
Blues - Released by Underground Inside Records on 24 Jun 2016
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Listen My Shuffle (Remastered)
Blues - Released by Underground Inside Records on 8 Jul 2016
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My Happy Heaven (Remastered)
Blues - Released by Underground Inside Records on 11 Mar 2016
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Wonderful Soundtrack (Remastered)
Blues - Released by Almrec Muzik Remastered on 3 Jun 2016
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Looking for the Gold Masterpieces (Remastered)
Blues - Released by Almrec Muzik Remastered on 13 May 2016
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