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Artist
Lillian Goodner
12+ albums
1920sblues
about
Lillian Goodner (née Paige; 1896–1994) was an American blues singer who performed in the classic female blues style popular during the 1920s. She was billed as "Sister Lillian: Queen of the Sepias". She was born in Montgomery, Alabama and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. Her abilities as a vocalist were recognized early. She entered and won amateur contests before embarking on a professional career, in which she toured the country with her childhood friend, Mae Crowder, in an act billed as the Creole Sisters. She was in the cast of the revue Put and Take, which opened in New York in 1921 and subsequently toured. In 1923–24, Goodner recorded six sides for Ajax Records in New York City. Some of these recordings are notable because they reveal a contradiction in the roles women sang about playing in early blues. In one song, "Gonna Get Somebody's Daddy," Goodner sings about having an affair with a married man, boasting "I'm gonna get somebody's daddy for my own, for my own, for my own." However, in another song recorded in the very same session, "Four Flushing Papa," Goodner scolds an unfaithful lover, with "I'm the only queen you can have in your jack." In the 1920s, she toured major cities in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. In the early 1930s she performed with Duke Ellington and his band. After marrying William Penn she settled in Minneapolis and continued to work in nightclubs in the American Midwest. During World War II, Goodner performed in U.S.O. shows in
top songs
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Chicago blues
922No one can Toddle like my Cousin Sue
293Awful Moanin' blues
234Four Flushing Papa (You've Got To Play Me Straight)
235Four Flushing Papa (You’ve Got To Play Me Straight)
196Ramblin' (Till I Find My Lovin' Man)
167Gonna Get Somebody’s Daddy (Just Wait And See)
148Gonna Get Somebody's Daddy (Just Wait And See)
139Gonna Get Somebody's Daddy (Just Wait And See0
1110Ramblin'
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Female Blues Singers Vol.6 (1922-1929)
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Female Blues Singers Vol. 6 E/F/G (1922-1929)
Awful Moanin' Blues
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The Roots Of Billie Holiday - Ladies Sing The Blues Of The 1920s
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The Roots of Etta James
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Female Blues Singers Vol 6 E-F-G (1922-1928)
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Female Blues Singers Vol.6 (19
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Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 6
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Female Blues Singers
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Female Blues Singers Vol. 06 (1922-1929)
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Female Blues Singers, Vol. 6 - 1922-1928
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Rare and Hot! (1923-1926) - Female Vocals & Accompaniment