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Lucille Bogan (née Anderson; April 1, 1897 – August 10, 1948) [1] was an American classic female blues singer and songwriter, among the first to be recorded. She also recorded under the pseudonym Bessie Jackson. Music critic Ernest Borneman noted that Bogan was one of "the big three of the blues", along with Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith. [2]
Dirty blues (also known as bawdy blues) is a form of blues music that deals with socially taboo and obscene subjects, often referring to sexual acts and drug use. Because of the sometimes graphic subject matter, such music was often banned from radio and available only on jukeboxes.
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Ten of her recordings were released between 1923 and 1928, one of which, "Grievous Blues", she recorded twice. Goosby was one of the first female blues musicians to record her own material. She also was one of the first two blues singers to be recorded in the Deep South, the other being the dirty blues singer Lucille Bogan. [3] [4]
[8] The Calgary Herald called the album "a roadhouse mentality urban blues collection." [14] The New York Times wrote that "Saffire's raunchy blues extol the virtues of gratifying sex, nights on the town and the benefits of nonmonogamous relationships; the group's songs are laced with double-entendres and bawdy language."
Hokum is a particular song type of American blues music—a song which uses extended analogies or euphemistic terms to make humorous, [1] sexual innuendos. This trope goes back to early dirty blues recordings, enjoyed huge commercial success in the 1920s and 1930s, [1] and is used from time to time in modern American blues and blues rock.
Sonny Scott was an American country blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, primarily noted for his association with Walter Roland and Lucille Bogan. [1] In 1933, Scott recorded seventeen tracks in his own name, [2] although only twelve were released at the time.
Country blues [13] Scrapper Blackwell: 1903 1962 North Carolina Urban blues [14] Blind Blake: 1896 1934 Florida Piedmont blues [15] Lucille Bogan: 1897 1948 Mississippi Classic female blues [16] Ted Bogan: 1909 1990 South Carolina Country blues [17] Son Bonds: 1909 1947 Tennessee Country blues [16] Big Bill Broonzy: 1893* 1958 Mississippi Urban ...