Leola Wilson
Coot Grant (June 11 or 17, 1893 – December 26, 1970) was an American classic female blues, country blues, and vaudeville singer and songwriter. On her own and with her husband and musical partner, Wesley "Kid" Wilson, she was popular with African American audiences from the 1910s to the early 1930s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Alabama, Died 20th century (Riverside County)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, Vocal group, composer, lyricist, songwriter
Notes: Also known as Coot Grant and Leola B. Pettigrew.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W147074 | 10-in. | 9/27/1928 | Rasslin' till the wagon comes | Kid and Coot | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W147075 | 10-in. | 9/27/1928 | Key hole blues | Kid and Coot | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151294 | 10-in. | 2/10/1931 | Deceiving man blues | Coot Grant | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with fiddle (violin), guitar, and piano | composer, vocalist, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W151295 | 10-in. | 2/10/1931 | Get off with me | Coot Grant | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with fiddle (violin), guitar, and piano | composer, vocalist, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W151716 | 10-in. | 8/10/1931 | Boop poop a doop | Leola B. Pettigrew | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151717 | 10-in. | 8/10/1931 | You need a woman like me | Leola B. Pettigrew | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151798 | 10-in. | 9/18/1931 | I don't want that stale stuff | Grant and Wilson | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151799 | 10-in. | 9/18/1931 | You can't do that to me | Grant and Wilson | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W152237 | 10-in. | 7/22/1932 | I can't get enough | Coot Grant ; Leola Wilson ; Wesley Wilson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W152238 | 10-in. | 7/22/1932 | Jive lover | Coot Grant ; Leola Wilson ; Wesley Wilson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W152239 | 10-in. | 7/22/1932 | Dirty spoon blues | Coot Grant ; Leola Wilson ; Wesley Wilson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W405146 | 10-in. | 2/17/1932 | Keep your hand off my mojo | Grant and Wilson | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W405147 | 10-in. | 2/17/1932 | Do your duty | Grant and Wilson | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W405181 | 10-in. | 3/29/1932 | I ain't going to sell you none | Cora Garner | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| ARC | 12823 | 10-in. | 1/4/1933 | Water trough blues | Coot Grant | Female vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist | |
| ARC | 12825 | 10-in. | 1/4/1933 | Lollypop | Coot Grant ; Socks Wilson | Vocal duet, with piano and guitar | vocalist, Vocal group | |
| ARC | 12826 | 10-in. | 1/4/1933 | Meat cuttin' blues | Coot Grant ; Socks Wilson | Vocal duet, with piano and guitar | vocalist, Vocal group | |
| ARC | 12827 | 10-in. | 1/4/1933 | Whippin' the wolf | Coot Grant ; Socks Wilson | Vocal duet, with piano and guitar | vocalist, Vocal group | |
| ARC | 12828 | 10-in. | 1/4/1933 | Take it outta here | Coot Grant ; Socks Wilson | Vocal duet, with piano and guitar | vocalist | |
| ARC | 12829 | 10-in. | 1/4/1933 | Save a little bit for me | Coot Grant ; Socks Wilson | Vocal duet, with piano and guitar | vocalist | |
| ARC | 12840 | 10-in. | 1/5/1933 | Lay your racket down | Coot Grant ; Socks Wilson | Vocal duet, with piano and guitar | vocalist | |
| ARC | 12841 | 10-in. | 1/5/1933 | Buggy ride | Coot Grant | Female vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist | |
| ARC | 12842 | 10-in. | 1/5/1933 | Do it again | Coot Grant | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist | |
| ARC | 12843 | 10-in. | 1/5/1933 | Hot papa, that out | Coot Grant | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist | |
| ARC | 12844 | 10-in. | 1/5/1933 | Daddy what you done to me | Patsy Hunter | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wilson, Leola," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107226.
Wilson, Leola. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107226.
"Wilson, Leola." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Wilson, Leola - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95031724
Wikidata: Coot Grant - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1129906
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/42029901
MusicBrainz: Coot Grant - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/053a7297-7049-4d59-ac5e-0a66614736ac
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