Ida Cox
Ida Cox was a vaudeville performer and a pioneering blues singer who, along with Gertrude “Ma” Rainey and Bessie Smith, founded the female blues genre.
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Precious Bryant
A charismatic country blues singer and fingerstyle guitarist of the Piedmont tradition, Precious Bryant stands out among Georgia’s great blueswomen.
Francine Reed
Francine Reed, Atlanta’s “queen of the blues,” was born in Illinois in 1947. In the 1990s she relocated to Georgia and soon became one of Atlanta’s most beloved performers.
Reed’s career was cemented on the foundation of a musically rich family. Her father was a gospel singer and her sister Margo Reed became a noted jazz singer. As the youngest of six siblings, Reed began performing
Viola Gertrude Wells
Viola Gertrude Wells Evans was a popular singer specializing in gospel, blues, and jazz music.
Koko Taylor
Singer often called the “Queen of the Blues”
Etta Baker
American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer
Elizabeth Cotten
American folk and blues musician
Carol Fran
Carol Fran’s distinct voice and piano-playing style mark her celebrated career that spans more than six decades.
Anne Bushnell
Irish blues and jazz singer
Esther Bigeou
American vaudeville star