
Lucille Bogan (April 1, 1897 - August 10, 1948) was an American blues 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 jazz 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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Shave 'Em Dry II
Till The Cows Come Home
Man Stealer Blues
Shave 'Em Dry
B.D. Woman's Blues
Sloppy Drunk Blues
Drinking Blues
Barbecue bess
Tired as i can be
Baking powder blues