Little Miss Cornshucks
Little Miss Cornshucks (or Lil' Miss Cornshucks) was the stage name of Mildred Jorman (born Mildred Elizabeth Cummings; May 26, 1923 – November 11, 1999). She was an American rhythm and blues and jazz singer and songwriter. In her stage show from the 1940s and early 1950s she portrayed herself as a simple farm girl. Her vocal style inspired later R&B and soul singers, among them LaVern Baker, Ruth Brown, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Wynona Carr and Billy Wright. Her own career never achieved full recognition in her lifetime. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 26, 1923 (Dayton (city and county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States)), Died November 11, 1999 (Indianapolis (capital city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | L 5384 | 2/10/1950 | I'm such a fool | Little Miss Cornshucks | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5385 | 2/10/1950 | Papa tree top blues | Little Miss Cornshucks | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5394 | 2/16/1950 | Forgive and forget | Little Miss Cornshucks | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5395 | 2/16/1950 | That ain't it | Little Miss Cornshucks | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5396 | 2/16/1950 | Rock me to sleep | Little Miss Cornshucks | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cornshucks, Little Miss," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/309801.
Cornshucks, Little Miss. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/309801.
"Cornshucks, Little Miss." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Little Miss Cornshucks
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Little Miss Cornshucks - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98020202
Wikidata: Little Miss Cornshucks - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1515699
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/58692165
MusicBrainz: Little Miss Cornshucks - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/480e178a-e940-4e6e-970c-a561bd7dcb9b
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