Edith North Johnson

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Edith North Johnson
Birth nameEdith North
Also known asHattie North, Maybelle Allen
BornJanuary 2, 1903
QRS, Paramount, Folkways

Edith North Johnson (January 2, 1903 – February 28, 1988)[2] was an American classic female blues singer, pianist and songwriter.[1] Her most noted tracks are "Honey Dripper Blues", "Can't Make Another Day" and "Eight Hour Woman".[2] She wrote another of her songs, "Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues".

Biography

She was born Edith North in 1903. She married Jesse Johnson, a

QRS Records in 1928. She then switched to Paramount, recording at a session in Grafton, Wisconsin, attended by Charley Patton.[5] It is reckoned that Patton did not play on any of her recordings.[1]

Using pseudonyms such as Hattie North (on Vocalion)[6] and Maybelle Allen, Johnson also recorded other tracks for small labels.[1] Under the name Hattie North, she recorded "Lovin' That Man Blues" with Count Basie.[7]

During

taxicab operation in St. Louis. She ran Johnson's Deluxe Cafė, after her husband's death in 1946.[1][3] Samuel Charters located her in 1961 and recorded her, accompanied by Henry Brown, for the anthology album The Blues in St. Louis, released by Folkways Records.[1]

Her recording of "Honey Dripper Blues" was the inspiration for the nickname used by Roosevelt Sykes.[8][9]

In her later life, Johnson spent time undertaking social work in her hometown.[10] She died in St. Louis in February 1988, at the age of 85.[2]

Four of her recordings are included in the

boxed set Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton (2001).[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Leggett, Steve. "Edith North Johnson: Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Doc Rock. "The 1980s". TheDeadRockStarsClub.com. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
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    ISBN 1-933370-04-1
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  4. ISBN 0-02-872310-4
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  5. ISBN 0-7894-8046-8
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  6. ISBN 0-9671819-9-2
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  7. ^ "Count Basie, Hattie North, Lovin' That Man Blues". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
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  9. ^ "Roosevelt "The Honeydripper" Sykes (1906–1983)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  10. ISBN 0-521-59181-3
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  11. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Charley Patton, Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charlet Patton: Review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
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