Mary Stafford became the first black woman to record for Columbia Records, releasing records under the name Mary Stafford & Her Jazz Band. After moving east from Missouri in the mid-'10s, Stafford worked with Eubie Banks, Bessie Smith, and Madison Reed in Atlantic City and Baltimore. She was backed up by Charlie Johnson's Orchestra (which included her brother George, a drummer) through the ...more
- Budd Johnson
- 1944-1952
- Vocals
- Various Artists
- Female Blues Singers, Vol. 13: R/S (1921-1931)
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