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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

An Interracial Tune a Day (#13): Lucille with The Daisies

Founded in 1921, Cameo Records was an Indie label that used a pool of white musicians, including some Members of the Original Memphis Five to accompany singers. Lucille Hegamin did a number of sessions with them for Cameo.
Lucille Hegamin
 
Original Memphis Five
The early to mid-20's were kind of a boom period for black female blues/vaudeville singers and the powerful Hegamin fell squarely in that category. The band that Cameo called the Dixie Daisies were not particularly adventurous, but they understood the New Orleans-cum-New York style and provided good backup. 

"Alabamy Bound" is the jazziest of the three tunes from that date.

Lucille Hegamin acc by The Dixie Daisies. New York, c. early February 1925.

  • Alabamy bound- Cameo 701;
  • Hot tamale Molly- Cameo 723;
  • Every time I pick a sweetie- Cameo 701;





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