Lillian Green
Source: Morose Mississippi
At the verge of modern blues (about World War II) is vocalist, Lillian Green, who was born in Port Gibson, Mississippi, on 22 December 1901, though that date is severally contested to as late as 1919. Some sites like Find a Grave use the 1919 date. Green was something unique among blues musicians in that she neither drank nor smoked. She went to Chicago as a teenager upon the death of her parents, there to eventually fall in with guitarist, Big Bill Broonzy, with whom she partnered in nightclub performances during the thirties.
American Music (AM) begins its discography of Green with Broonzy, Simeon Henry (piano) and Ransom Knowling (bass) on May 9 of 1940 for 'Cherry Tree Blues' / 'Just Rockin' (Bluebird B8464) and 'Romance in the Dark' / 'What Have I Done?' (Bluebird B8524). It was the same combo through numerous titles in 1941 and 1942. Lillian also performed with Tiny Bradshaw's outfit, though made no recordings together.
'Cherry Tree Blues' Lillian Green backed by Big Bill Broonzy (guitar)
Green's first recording
9 May 1940 in Chicago Matrix 044973 Bluebird B-8464 / Montgomery Ward M-8915
Piano: Simeon Henry Upright bass: Ransom Knowling
Composition: Green
'Romance In the Dark' Lillian Green backed by Big Bill Broonzy (guitar)
Green's second recording
9 May 1940 in Chicago Matrix 044974 Bluebird B-8524
Piano: Simeon Henry Upright bass: Ransom Knowling
Composition: Green
'Just Rockin'' Lillian Green backed by Big Bill Broonzy (guitar)
Green's third recording
9 May 1940 in Chicago Matrix 044975 Bluebird B-8464
Piano: Simeon Henry Upright bass: Ransom Knowling
Composition: Kansas Joe McCoy
'What Have I Done' Lillian Green backed by Big Bill Broonzy (guitar)
Green's fourth recording
9 May 1940 in Chicago Matrix 044976 Bluebird B-8524
Piano: Simeon Henry Upright bass: Ransom Knowling
Composition: George Curry
'Knockin' Myself Out' Lillian Green backed by Big Bill Broonzy (guitar)
Green's seventh recording
9 May 1940 in Chicago Matrix 059152-1 Bluebird B-8659
Piano: Simeon Henry Upright bass: Ransom Knowling
Composition: Green
'Why Don't You Do Right' Lillian Green backed by Big Bill Broonzy (guitar)
Green's ninth recording
9 May 1940 in Chicago Matrix 064130-1 Bluebird B-8714
Piano: Simeon Henry Upright bass: Ransom Knowling
Composition: Kansas Joe McCoy
'It's Bad With My Man and Me' Lillian Green and Her Orchestra
9 May 1940 in Chicago [NYC per DAHR] Matrix D6VB-2521 Victor 20-1957
Trumpet: Julius "Billy" Brooks / Howard Callender / Alonzo Fox / Frederick Nelly / Ben Stout
Trombone: Stanford Frier / Henry Stratham / James Whitney
Alto sax: Richard Fox / Richard Overton
Tenor sax: Howard Robertson / Elmer Williams / Vincent McCleary
Piano: Jimmy Nelson Upright bass: Walter Johnson
Drums: Morey Field / Albert Saunders
Composition: Don Redman / Freddy Jenkins
'I've Got That Feeling' Lillian Green backed by the Howard Biggs Orchestra
19 Sep 1951 in NYC Matrix A636 Atlantic 951
Sources & References for Lillian Green:
Last.fm Barry Lee Pearson (All Music) VF History (notes) Wikipedia
Billboard Popularity Charts: Music VF
Compositions: Music Brainz Second Hand Songs
Recordings: Catalogs: 45 Worlds Discogs RYM
Recordings: Compilations:
Classics (1940-1941 / Classics 5072 / 2003): All Music Discogs
Classics (1942-1946 / Classics 5099 / 2004)
I Got the Blues (1940-1941 / Classics 5072 / 1996): All Music Discogs
Romance In the Dark (1940-46 / RCA Victor LPV-574 / 1971)
Recordings: Sessions:
American Music (1940-51)
DAHR (1940-51)
Tom Lord Jazzography: 13 sessions 1940-51
Other Profiles: Find a Grave
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