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Lucille Bogan

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Biography

Lucille Bogan (April 1, 1897 - August 10, 1948) was an American singer, among the first to be recorded. She also recorded under the pseudonym Bessie Jackson. Bogan sang straight-talking blues about drinking ("Sloppy Drunk Blues"), prostitution ("Tricks Ain't Walking No More"), gambling, lesbianism and other facets of what her generation called 'the life'. The critic and sexologist Ernest Borneman grouped her with Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith in the "the big three of the blues".

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Top Songs

Total plays on Last.fm over the last 6 months
  1. Shave 'em dry - (3:07)  -  440 plays
  2. Shave 'Em Dry II - (2:45)  -  357 plays
  3. Sloppy Drunk Blues - (3:15)  -  164 plays
  4. Till The Cows Come Home - (2:52)  -  145 plays
  5. Barbecue Bess - (2:37)  -  134 plays
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