Bea Booze
Bea Booze (March 23, 1912 – November 11, 1986), often credited as Wee Bea Booze, was an American R&B and jazz singer most popular in the 1940s. She was one of the few female blues guitarists of that time. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 23, 1920 (Baltimore), Died November 11, 1986 (Scottsville)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 70543 | 10-in. | 3/19/1942 | If I'm a fool | Wee Bea Booze | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 70544 | 10-in. | 3/19/1942 | I love to Georgia Brown so slow | Wee Bea Booze | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 70545 | 10-in. | 3/19/1942 | Uncle Sam come and get him | Wee Bea Booze | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 70546 | 10-in. | 3/19/1942 | If I didn't love you | Wee Bea Booze | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 70570 | 10-in. | 3/26/1942 | See see rider blues | Wee Bea Booze | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 70571 | 10-in. | 3/26/1942 | Let's be friends | Wee Bea Booze | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 70580 | 10-in. | 3/27/1942 | Catchin' as catch can | Wee Bea Booze | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 70581 | 10-in. | 3/27/1942 | War rationin' Papa-1 | Wee Bea Booze | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 71738 | 10-in. | 2/4/1944 | Mr. Freddie blues | Bea Booze | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 71739 | 10-in. | 2/4/1944 | Gulf Coast blues | Bea Booze | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 71740 | 10-in. | 2/4/1944 | Uncle Sam took a darn good man | Bea Booze | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 71741 | 10-in. | 2/4/1944 | These young men blues | Bea Booze | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 71844 | 10-in. | 3/9/1944 | Mr. Freddie blues | Bea Booze | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 71845 | 10-in. | 3/9/1944 | Uncle Sam took a darned good man | Bea Booze | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 71846 | 10-in. | 3/9/1944 | Gulf Coast blues | Bea Booze | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 71847 | 10-in. | 3/9/1944 | These young men blues | Bea Booze | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 71850 | 10-in. | 3/9/1944 | Achin' hearted blues | Bea Booze | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 71851 | 10-in. | 3/9/1944 | So good | Bea Booze | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 73265 | 1/3/1946 | Alabama bound | Andy Kirk Orchestra | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73267 | 1/3/1946 | Doggin' man blues | Andy Kirk Orchestra | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Booze, Bea," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352635.
Booze, Bea. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352635.
"Booze, Bea." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Booze, Bea, 1920- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99009863
Wikidata: Bea Booze - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q520284
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/4007148814301945330006
MusicBrainz: Bea Booze - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f2495ade-30bc-4bf8-87e7-0eb874dd7b0d
ISNI: 0000 0000 4559 0121 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000045590121
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