Lucille Bogan aka Bessie Jackson: 1920’s-30’s Sex Worker & Singer

Posted by License to Pimp on August 19, 2011 · 7 Comments 

I just came across this 1920’s-30’s African American sex worker who was a blues singer from down South and was the first Black female to be signed outside of NYC or Chicago–then the hotspots for blues music. Born in Amory, Mississippi on April 1, 1897 as Lucille Bogan, she later anoited herself as Bessie Jackson. … Continue reading →

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