Ivy Smith was an African American vaudeville performer and recording artist in the United States. She used the pseudonyms Ruby Rankin and Sally Sad.[1] She recorded "Sad and Blue" / "Third Alley Blues", "Cincinnati Southern Blues" / "Barrel House Mojo", and "Ninety Nine Years Blues / Too Mean to Cry Blues (1927) (Iva Smith) at Paramount Records in 1927.

She performed as a vaudeville act and records with Cow Cow Davenport.[2] They recorded on Vocalion Records.[3]

Smith performed with Cow Cow Davenport as the Chicago Steppers and they recorded together.[4] Their recordings include "Sad and Blue" and "My Own Man Blues". A compilation of their works was released in 1993 and reissued in 2002.

Leroy Pickett also accompanied her.[5]

Discography

References

  1. ^ Taft, Michael (October 8, 2013). Talkin' to Myself: Blues Lyrics, 1921-1942. Routledge. ISBN 9781136734014 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Ivy Smith | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ D'Souza, Ajay. "Ivy Smith". Big Road Blues.
  4. ^ Moanin' Low: A Discography of Female Popular Vocal Recordings, 1920-1933. Greenwood Publishing Group. November 3, 1996. ISBN 9780313292415 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Komara, Edward M. (November 3, 2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415926997 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "78 Record: Ivy Smith - Wringing And Twisting Papa (1939)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ Smith, Ivy; Davenport, Cow Cow (November 3, 1993). "Ivy Smith & Cow Cow Davenport: complete recorded works in chronological order, 1927-1930". Document Records – via Open WorldCat.

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