Victoria spiveys profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Spivey went on to perform and record until her retirement in 1952. Drugsongs 19171944 2000 by various artists at mp3caprice. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of flashbacks, volume 1. There may be other spellings of the artists name, and you may find other recordings by victoria spivey listed under other musical groupings. Blues singer victoria spivey began her career in texas playing to tough crowds in nightclubs and bordellos around the state. Addie sweet pease spivey, elton zazu spicey, leona spivey, aunt sippie wallace the texas. Available on cd and download only from the document records store. Victoria spivey biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. During a recording career that spanned forty years, from 1926 to the mid 1960s, she worked with louis armstrong, king oliver, clarence williams, luis russell, lonnie johnson, and bob dylan. She was married to len kunstadt, bill adams and reuben floyd.
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Victoria spivey, lucille hegamin, hannah sylvester buddy tate band swingin away hannah sylvester a basket of blues lucille hegamin number 12 victoria spivey my debts hannah sylvester mr. Victoria spivey was born on october 15, 1906 in houston, texas, usa as victoria regina spivey. The victoria spivey collection 19261937 fadcd2055 is a selection of 48 tracks from her early recording career. Spivey records was a specialist blues record label founded by blues singer victoria spivey and jazz historian len kunstadt in 1961.
Victoria regina spivey, sometimes known as queen victoria, was an american blues singer and songwriter. She died on october 3, 1976 in new york city, new york, usa. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. She sings about things many other singers of her genere would never sing about. Victoria spivey s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Stream tracks and playlists from dj spivey on your desktop or mobile device. During a recording career that spanned forty years, from 1926 to the mid1960s, she worked with louis armstrong, king oliver, clarence williams, luis russell, lonnie johnson, and bob dylan. Victoria spivey october 15, 1906 october 3, 1976 was an american blues singer and songwriter. Victoria spivey biography, birth date, birth place and.
She also performed in vaudeville and clubs, sometimes with her sister addie sweet peas spivey, also. A discography of 72 early phonograph recordings by victoria spivey. Victoria spivey listen and stream free music, albums, new. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. She was a wellknown blues singer, writer, pianist, and ukulele player. During a recording career that spanned 40 years, from. Victoria regina spivey, or queen victoria spivey, was born on october 15, 1906, in houston, texas, and died of a liver ailment in new york city on october 3, 1976. Her earliest recordings were quite primitive, with sparse accompaniments, but many of the tracks on the first cd benefit from the involvement of guitarist lonnie johnson. It was 1980 in detroit michigan where i first fell in love with this music. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
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