Edna Hicks
Edna Hicks | |
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
Genres | Blues |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | c.1910–1925 |
Edna Hicks (October 14, 1891[1] or 1895[2] – August 16, 1925) was an American blues singer and musician.[2] Her recorded songs include "Hard Luck Blues" and "Poor Me Blues".[3] She also recorded "Down Hearted Blues", and "Gulf Coast Blues" on the Brunswick label in 1923.
Biography
She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Although most sources state that her birth name was Edna Landreaux, the daughter of Victor Landreaux and Rena Moore,[4] researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc suggest that her birth name was Lucille Landry, the daughter of Victor Landry and Rosa Moore.[1] She was the half-sister of Lizzie Miles.[5][3]
She is believed to have moved north in her mid-
She was popular in black
In August 1925, while assisting her husband in filling their automobile's gasoline tank, she was burned after splashed gasoline was ignited by a candle she was holding. She died in a Chicago hospital two days later, on August 16.[7][2] She is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Worth, Illinois.[4]
In 2023 The Killer Blues Headstone Project placed a headstone for Edna Hicks at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Chicago, IL.
Discography
Single | Recording date | Recording location | Company |
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"Bleeding-Hearted Blues" | July 6, 1923 | New York City, New York | Gennett Records |
"Down-Hearted Blues" | June 18, 1923 | New York | Brunswick Records |
"Goin' Home" | November 1923 | New York | Ajax Records |
"Gulf Coast Blues" | June 18, 1923 | New York | Brunswick Records |
"I'm Goin' Away"
("Just To Wear You Off My Mind") |
March 21, 1923 | New York | Victor Records
|
"Kansas City Man Blues" | November 1923 | New York | Paramount Records |
"Kind Lovin' Blues" | November 1923 | New York | Ajax Records |
"Mistreatin' Daddy" | October 1923 | New York | Paramount Records |
"No Name Blues"
("Same Blues") |
September 1923 | New York | Gennett Records |
"Oh Daddy Blues" | August 18, 1923 | New York | Gennett Records |
"Sad 'n' Lonely Blues" | July 6, 1923 | New York | Gennett Records |
"Satisfied Blues"
("A Barrel House Blues") |
September 1923 | New York | Gennett Records |
"Save Your Man and Satisfy Your Soul" | October 11, 1923 | New York | Columbia Records |
"Squawkin' the Blues" | August 24, 1923 | New York | Vocalion Records |
"Tain't A Doggone Thing But the Blues" | October 1923 | New York | Ajax Records |
"Tin Roof Blues" | August 18, 1923 | New York | Gennett Records |
"Uncle Sam Blues" | November 1923 | New York | Paramount Records |
"Walking and Talking Blues" | August 7, 1923 | New York | Vocalion Records |
"Wicked Dirty Fives" | August 24, 1923 | New York | Vocalion Records |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ a b c d Lewis, Uncle Dave. "Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
- ^ a b "The Dead Rock Stars Club : The 1950s and earlier". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ^ ISBN 0-306-80155-8.
- ^ "Central Authentication Service @ Indiana University". Oxfordmusiconline.com.proxyiub.uits.iu.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ William Benbow, DoctorJazz.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2017
- Chicago Defender(national edition), August 22, 1925.
- ^ "Edna Hicks (1895-1925)". Red Hot Jazz archive. October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-306-80155-8
External links
- Edna Hicks (1895-1925) at Red Hot Jazz Archive