Lillian Glinn
Lillian Glinn (May 10, 1902 – July 22, 1978) was an American classic female blues and country blues singer and songwriter. She spent most of her career in black vaudeville. Among her popular recordings were "Black Man Blues," "Doggin' Me Blues" and "Atlanta Blues." The blues historian Paul Oliver commented that there were a number of female blues singers who "deserve far greater recognition than they have had", and one of those he cited was Glinn. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Hillsboro (city in and county seat of Hill County, Texas, United States), Died July 22, 1978 (Richmond (city in Contra Costa County, California, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W145312 | 10-in. | 12/2/1927 | All alone and blue | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with tuba and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W145313 | 10-in. | 12/2/1927 | Come home daddy blues | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with tuba and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W145314 | 10-in. | 12/2/1927 | Doggin' me blues | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with tuba and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W145315 | 10-in. | 12/2/1927 | Brown skin blues | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W146176 | 10-in. | 4/24/1928 | The man I love is worth talking about | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146177 | 10-in. | 4/24/1928 | Best friend blues | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146178 | 10-in. | 4/24/1928 | Lost letter blues | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146179 | 10-in. | 4/24/1928 | Packing house blues | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146180 | 10-in. | 4/24/1928 | Shake it down | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, tuba, and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W146190 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | Where have all the black men gone | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quartet | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148212 | 10-in. | 4/9/1929 | I'm a front door woman with a back door man | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148213 | 10-in. | 4/9/1929 | Atlanta blues | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148214 | 10-in. | 4/9/1929 | All the week blues | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148215 | 10-in. | 4/9/1929 | Cannon ball blues | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148225 | 10-in. | 4/10/1929 | Wobble it a little, daddy | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148226 | 10-in. | 4/10/1929 | Black man blues | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149550 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | I'm through (Shedding tears over you) | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with tuba, banjo, and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149551 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | I love that thing | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with tuba, banjo, and piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W149552 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | Don't leave me, daddy | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with tuba, banjo, and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149553 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | Shreveport blues | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with tuba, banjo, and piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W149556 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | Moanin' blues | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with tuba, banjo, and piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W149557 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | Cravin' a man blues | Lillian Glinn | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with tuba, banjo, and piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Glinn, Lillian," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110421.
Glinn, Lillian. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110421.
"Glinn, Lillian." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Glinn, Lillian - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97003118
Wikidata: Lillian Glinn - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6548129
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/43899113
MusicBrainz: Lillian Glinn - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1bd0dfa4-ae72-423a-897f-8182e91638ac
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