Ida Cox
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Biography
[Edit]One of the finest classic blues singers of the 1920s, Ida Cox was singing in theaters by the time she was 14. She recorded regularly during 1923-1929 (her "Wild Woman Don't Have the Blues" and "Death Letter Blues" are her best-known songs). Although she was off-record during much of the 1930s, Cox was able to continue working and in 1939 she sang at Cafe Society, appeared at John Hammond's Spirituals to Swing concert, and made some new records. Cox toured with shows until a 1944 stroke pushed her into retirement; she came back for an impressive final recording in 1961.
Cox left her hometown of Toccoa, GA, as a teenager, traveling the south in vaudeville and tent shows, performing both as a singer and a comedienne. In the early '20s, she performed with Jelly Roll Morton, but she had severed her ties with the pianist by the time she signed her first record contract with Paramount in 1923. Cox stayed with Paramount for six years and recorded 78 songs, which usually featured accompaniment by Love Austin and trumpeter Tommy Ladnier. During that time, she also cut tracks for a variety of labels, including Silvertone, using several different pseudonyms, including Velma Bradley, Kate Lewis, and Julia Powers.
During the '30s, Cox didn't record often, but she continued to perform frequently, highlighted by an appearance at John Hammond's 1939 Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall. The concert increased her visibility, particularly in jazz circles. Following the concert, she recorded with a number of jazz artists, including Charlie Christian, Lionel Hampton, Fletcher Henderson, and Hot Lips Page. She toured with a number of different shows in the early '40s until she suffered a stroke in 1944. Cox was retired for most of the '50s, but she was coaxed out of retirement in 1961 to record a final session with Coleman Hawkins. In 1967, Ida Cox died of cancer. ~ Scott Yanow & Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
Collections
Title: Road Music
Genre: Rock
Title: Blues Sisters
Genre: Blues
Title: Burlesque - 100 Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 100 Classics - The Very Best of the 1930's, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Something to Live For
Genre: Jazz
Title: The History of Blues: Two
Genre: Blues
Title: Women In Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: Johnny Dodds in 1920's Chicago
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Roots of Etta James
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best of the Blues Women
Genre: Blues
Title: Ladies Sing The Blues Vol 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Evil Devil Woman Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Stars of the Apollo (Live)
Title: Document Shortcuts, Vol. 3: My Babe
Genre: Blues
Title: Ladies In Blue
Title: Ultimate Blues Collection Vol 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Lady Blues
Title: The Definitive Blues Collection, Vol. 11
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Paramount Jazz (A)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Jazz & Blues of the 40's
Genre: Jazz
Title: Lost Blues & Old Time Folk Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Too Late, Too Late Vol. 13 (1921-1940)
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago Urban Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Vintage Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Too Many Drivers
Genre: Jazz
Title: After You've Gone
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Ladies In Blues CD1
Genre: Blues
Title: The Ladies In Blues CD2
Genre: Blues
Title: The Ladies In BluesCD3
Genre: Blues
Title: Paramount Jazz (Disc 2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blues From The Vocalion Vaults 2014 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago In Mind
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Women In Blues - House Of Blues (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Rough Guide To Blues Women
Genre: Blues
Title: The Rough Guide To Blues Women
Genre: Blues
Title: The Rough Guide To Blues Divas
Genre: Blues
Title: Lady 1940
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: A Taste Of 1939
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mule Blues (Top Blues Records) (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: 1920S Ladies Sing The Blues
Genre: Blues
Featuring albums
Title: My Man Blues: The Original Divas 1925 - 1935
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues