Lillian Glinn was a classic blues-country-jazzy shouter who recorded 22 tracks. She did the vaudeville circuit and was recorded in several cities-New Orleans, Dallas and Atlanta. She might not look it, but she wasn't afraid to sing down and dirty lyrics.
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There are some unknown parameters about this session. For one thing, while it is listed in DAHR and in Rust, there is no listing in Lord. Secondly, there is clearly a trumpet (or cornet) player on the recordings, but Pete Underwood is listed as trumpeter only by Rust. It's very good playing, so it would be nice to know who it was. I welcome new knowledge.
I could find no pictures of pianist Flannagan, so don't know what race he was. Perry Bechtel was white and an excellent guitarist, who apparently consulted with Martin Guitar in developing new models.
Recorded in Atlanta, we'll hear the Atlanta Blues.
Lillian Glinn, acc. by Pete Underwood, t / Taylor Flannagan, p / Perry Bechtel, g. Atlanta, April 9, 1929.
- I’m A Front Door Woman With A Back Door Man-Col 14433-D;
- Atlanta Blues- Col 14421;
- All The Week Blues- Col 14421-D;
- Cannon Ball Blues- Col 14617-D.
All entries are from my book “As Long as They Can Blow. Interracial Jazz Recording and Other Jive Before 1935.”
