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Cora "Lovie" Austin (September 19, 1887 – July 8, 1972) was an American Chicago bandleader, session musician, composer, singer, and arranger during the 1920s classic blues era. She and Lil Hardin Armstrong are often ranked as two of the best female jazz blues piano players of the period.
Lovie Austin (* 19. September 1887 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, als Cora Calhoun; † 10. Juli 1972 in Chicago) war eine US-amerikanische Blues - und Jazz - Pianistin, Arrangeurin und Komponistin während der klassischen Blues-Ära der 1920er Jahre.
26. Aug. 2019 · She is rightly remembered for her contribution to jazz; unlike another lady pianist, who inspired young Mary Lou’s “entire concept.” Lets put a long-overdue spotlight on 1920s blues piano powerhouse and Williams’ musical heroine, Cora “Lovie” Austin.
Lovie Austin. This lady was one of the premier bandleaders in the hot jazz scene in Chicago in the 1920’s. She was the house pianist at Paramount records, where she accompanied the best women singers, as well as leading her own sessions with formidable sidemen of the era.
Lovie Austin was a colorful and influential figure of the Chicago Jazz and Blues scene in the 1920s. She was a pianist, singer, and musical director who recorded with many blues singers, including Bessie Smith, Alberta Hunter, and Ethel Waters. She also led her own Blues Serenaders and worked with Johnny Dodds, Tommy Ladnier, and Kid Ory.
Lovie Austin war eine US-amerikanische Blues- und Jazz-Pianistin, Arrangeurin und Komponistin während der klassischen Blues-Ära der 1920er Jahre.
30. März 2022 · Cora “Lovie” Austin did two incredibly rare things for a Black woman born in 1887: she studied formal music theory in college, then used that knowledge to gig the vaudeville circuit as a blues and jazz pianist! Austin played with singers such as Ma Rainey, Alberta Hunter and Ethel Waters and was known as one of the best ...
