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Overton Amos Lemons (July 5, 1913 – October 7, 1966), [1] known as Smiley Lewis, was an American New Orleans rhythm and blues singer and guitarist. The music journalist Tony Russell wrote that "Lewis was the unluckiest man in New Orleans.
He lived in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a young child and spent summers there until he was 11 years old, when his family returned to Los Angeles. The paternal side of his family includes grandparents Luba ( née Koskoff) (July 21, 1883 – March 3, 1954) and Michael Newman (Nemorofsky) (1874–1948), and three uncles who were Hollywood film ...
Crosby was born Joanne Crayton in New Orleans, Louisiana. [1] [2] Crayton began her career by singing in church choirs and local theaters during the 1970s and 1980s. [1] [2] She adopted "B.J. Crosby" and "Lady BJ" as her professional stage names. [2] Crosby was the lead singer of an R&B and jazz band called Spectrum during the late 1970s. [2]
Palmer was known for playing on New Orleans recording sessions, including Fats Domino's "The Fat Man" and "I'm Walkin" (and several more of Domino's hits), "Tipitina" by Professor Longhair, "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard (and most of Richard's hits), "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" by Lloyd Price, and "I Hear You Knocking'" by Smiley Lewis.
Rebennack was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 20, 1941. [2] [3] He was the son of Dorothy (née Cronin) and Malcolm John Rebennack, and had German, Irish, Spanish, English, and French heritage. [4] [5] His father ran an appliance shop in the East End of New Orleans, fixing radios and televisions and selling records. [6]
Miles was born in the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, in an Afro-Creole Kouri-Vini (Louisiana Creole) speaking family. As a child, she sang in her Catholic church and performed at parties and dances. She worked with Joe Oliver, Kid Ory, Bunk Johnson, and A.J. Piron from 1909 to 1911. She then toured the South ...
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She began her recording career as a solo artist with Rounder Records in the 1980s and early 1990s. [5] In 2001, she joined the Chicago-based Alligator Records.Her Rounder album, Sing It!, which featured vocalists Irma Thomas and Tracy Nelson, released in January 1998 was nominated for a Grammy Award and a Blues Music Award for "Best Contemporary Blues Album."