E. L. Brown Maude Jones Fannie Baker Mildred Fernandez Lillian Brown Wilson Lillian Demont
Born
(1885-04-24)April 24, 1885 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died
June 8, 1969(1969-06-08) (aged 84) Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Singer, vaudeville entertainer
Years active
1894–1934, intermittently later until 1964
Musical artist
Lillyn Brown (born Lillian Thomas; April 24, 1885 – June 8, 1969), sometimes credited as Lillyan Brown, was an American singer, vaudeville entertainer and teacher who claimed to have been "the first professional vocalist to sing the blues in front of the public", in 1908. She was billed as "The Kate Smith of Harlem" and "The Original Gay 90's Gal".[1][2]
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LillynBrown (born Lillian Thomas; April 24, 1885 – June 8, 1969), sometimes credited as Lillyan Brown, was an American singer, vaudeville entertainer...
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She may have directly inspired such blues era performers LillynBrown, the original Bessie Brown and Alberta Whitman." Gladys Bentley Black Vaudeville List...
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in New York City. However, also in 1921, other blues singers, such as LillynBrown, Lucille Hegamin, and Daisy Martin, all made records. Six of Turner's...
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singer, dancer, pianist, and actress Elias "Country" Brown – Negro league baseball player LillynBrown, singer and entertainer Eleanor Bumpurs, elderly disabled...
from the 1930s into the 1960s. Although he appears in a photograph with LillynBrown & Her Jazzbo Syncopators in 1921, he was not a band member and filled...
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