Victoria Spivey

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Dope Head Blues 03:20 Tools
Black Snake Blues 00:00 Tools
Murder in the First Degree 00:00 Tools
I Ain't Gonna Let You See My Santa Claus 00:00 Tools
Detroit moan 00:00 Tools
Blood Hound Blues 00:00 Tools
Garter Snake Blues 00:00 Tools
Moaning the Blues 00:00 Tools
My Handy Man 00:00 Tools
T.B. Blues 00:00 Tools
Black Snake Swing 00:00 Tools
Funny Feathers 00:00 Tools
Good Cabbage 00:00 Tools
Blood Thirsty Blues 00:00 Tools
Christmas Morning Blues 00:00 Tools
Down hill pull 00:00 Tools
Dirty T.B. Blues 00:00 Tools
One Hour Mama 00:00 Tools
Christmas Without Santa Claus 00:00 Tools
Hoodoo Man Blues 00:00 Tools
How Do You Do It That Way? 00:00 Tools
Hollywood stomp 03:13 Tools
T-B Blues 00:00 Tools
Organ grinder blues 00:00 Tools
Telephoning the Blues 00:00 Tools
Got The Blues So Bad 00:00 Tools
Spider Web Blues 00:00 Tools
It'S Evil Hearted Me 00:00 Tools
The alligator pond went dry 00:00 Tools
Toothache Blues-Part 1 00:00 Tools
How do you do it that way 00:00 Tools
Blue Valley Blues 00:00 Tools
Arkansas road blues 00:00 Tools
Grant Spivey 00:00 Tools
Your Worries Ain't Like Mine 00:00 Tools
No More Jelly Bean Blues 00:00 Tools
Dirty Woman'S Blues 00:00 Tools
Let Him Beat Me 00:00 Tools
Idle Hour Blues 00:00 Tools
Nightmare Blues 00:00 Tools
Long Gone Blues 00:00 Tools
How Do They Do It That Way 00:00 Tools
I'm A Red Hot Mama 00:00 Tools
Big Houston Blues 00:00 Tools
No, Papa, No! 00:00 Tools
I'll Never Fall In Love Again 00:00 Tools
Humored And Petted Blues 00:00 Tools
Red Lantern Blues 00:00 Tools
Steady Grind 00:00 Tools
Santa Fe Blues 00:00 Tools
Dirty Tee Bee Blues 00:00 Tools
No. 12 Let Me Roam 00:00 Tools
Don't trust nobody blues 00:00 Tools
A Good Man Is Hard To Find 00:00 Tools
Haunted By the Blues 00:00 Tools
Showered with the blues 00:00 Tools
Jelly Look What You Done Done 00:00 Tools
New Black Snake Blues (Part One) 00:00 Tools
Lonesome With The Blues 00:00 Tools
Toothache Blues - Part 1 00:00 Tools
He Wants Too Much 00:00 Tools
Mosquito, Fly And Flea 00:00 Tools
That Man 00:00 Tools
Going Blues 00:00 Tools
Funny Feathers Blues 00:00 Tools
New York Blues 00:00 Tools
T B's Got Me 00:00 Tools
New Black Snake Blues (Part Two) 00:00 Tools
I Got Men All Over This Town 00:00 Tools
Black Gal 00:00 Tools
Nebraska Blues 00:00 Tools
Any-Kind-A-Man 00:00 Tools
You're My Man 00:00 Tools
Dreaming 'Bout My Man 00:00 Tools
Toothache Blues 00:00 Tools
Orgran Grinder Blues 00:00 Tools
Organ Grinder Blues (Take A) 00:00 Tools
Toothache Blues - Part 2 00:00 Tools
Idle Hours 00:00 Tools
You're My Man - Slick Chick Blues 00:00 Tools
Going Blues - Instrumental 00:00 Tools
Low Down Man Blues 00:00 Tools
Dirty TB Blues 00:00 Tools
Any-Kind-A-Man (Take 1) 00:00 Tools
Organ Grinder Blues (Take C) 00:00 Tools
Sweet pease 00:00 Tools
Don't Worry About It - Two-Timer Blues 00:00 Tools
Grow Old Together 00:00 Tools
Harlem Susie-Kue 00:00 Tools
Beautiful World 00:00 Tools
I can't last long 00:00 Tools
How Do They Do It That Way? (Take 1) 00:00 Tools
Arkansas Blues 00:00 Tools
Let's Ride Tonight 00:00 Tools
A Big One 00:00 Tools
Don't Love No Married Man 00:00 Tools
Dreaming Of You (Take 1) 00:00 Tools
Toothache Blues Part 1 00:00 Tools
Thursday Girl 00:00 Tools
Give It To Him (Take 1) 00:00 Tools
Trouble In Mind 00:00 Tools
Telephoning the Blues (Remastered 2002) 00:00 Tools
Any-Kind-A-Man (Take 2) 00:00 Tools
Dirty T. B. Blues 00:00 Tools
Morning Blues 00:00 Tools
From 1 To 12 (Dirty Dozen) 00:00 Tools
Dreaming Of You (Take 2) 00:00 Tools
You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now! - Part 1 00:00 Tools
You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now! - Part 2 00:00 Tools
Mr. Freddie Blues (Take 1) 00:00 Tools
Showered With Blues 00:00 Tools
Funny Feathers Blues (Take 1) 00:00 Tools
Time Ain't Long (Take 2) 00:00 Tools
Brown Skin 00:00 Tools
Black Snake Blues (American Folk Blues Festival Version) 00:00 Tools
By Yourself - A Lonely Woman Blues 00:00 Tools
Kazoo Papa Blues - Kazoo Blues 00:00 Tools
Furniture Man Blues 00:00 Tools
Six Foot Daddy - Incendiary Blues 00:00 Tools
Mr. Freddie Blues (Take 2) 00:00 Tools
Telephoning the Blues - Remastered 2002 00:00 Tools
Eagle and Hawk - Jealousy Blues 00:00 Tools
Time Ain't Long (Take 1) 00:00 Tools
Give It To Him (Take 2) 00:00 Tools
Low Friends - No Friends Blues 00:00 Tools
What Is This Thing They're Talking About? 00:00 Tools
Can I Wash Your Clothes - Humble Blues 00:00 Tools
Baulin' Water Blues - Part 1 00:00 Tools
TB Blues 00:00 Tools
Mama's Quittin' And Leavin' - Part 2 00:00 Tools
Black Snake Blues - American Folk Blues Festival Version 00:00 Tools
Don't Care - Angry Blues 00:00 Tools
Furniture Man Blues - Part 1 00:00 Tools
My Head Is Bad - An Alcohol Blues 00:00 Tools
Let Me Roam 00:00 Tools
Black Snake Swing - Single Version 00:00 Tools
What Is This Thing They're Talking About 00:00 Tools
Good Sissages - A Sausage Blues 00:00 Tools
Big Black Belt - Simple Minded Woman Blues 00:00 Tools
You've Gotta Have What It Takes - Part 2 00:00 Tools
Mama's Quittin' And Leavin' - Part 1 00:00 Tools
You've Gotta Have What It Takes - Part 1 00:00 Tools
Moaning the Blues (1929) 00:00 Tools
Grand Spivey 00:00 Tools
T. B. Blues 00:00 Tools
Dity t b blues 00:00 Tools
Furniture Man Blues - Part 2 00:00 Tools
All You Men 00:00 Tools
New Black Snake Blues - Part 2 00:00 Tools
Baulin' Water Blues - Part 2 00:00 Tools
Turpentine 00:00 Tools
New black snake blues 00:00 Tools
Christmas Mornin' Blues 00:00 Tools
You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now 00:00 Tools
Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare (Lyric Video) 00:00 Tools
Black Snake Swing (From "Blue Jasmine") 00:00 Tools
One Hour Mama - Time and Motion Experts 00:00 Tools
Furniture Man Blues-Part 1 00:00 Tools
Dity TB Blues 00:00 Tools
Bloodhound Blues 00:00 Tools
Toothache blues, Part 1 00:00 Tools
Furniture Man Blues-Part 2 00:00 Tools
Big Hoston Blues 00:00 Tools
Mosquito Fly And Flea 00:00 Tools
Dont Trust Nobody Blues 00:00 Tools
Organ Grinder Blues (Williams) 00:00 Tools
Furniture Man Blues (Pt. 2) 00:00 Tools
Dirty Woman Blues 00:00 Tools
Jet 00:00 Tools
Dope Head Blues [1927] 00:00 Tools
Grievin' me 00:00 Tools
I got a man in the 'bama mines 00:00 Tools
My Handy Man (Blake - Razaf) 00:00 Tools
Baulin' Water Blues, Pt. 2 00:00 Tools
Baulin' Water Blues, Pt. 1 00:00 Tools
Leaving you baby 00:00 Tools
New Black Snake Blues, Pt. 1 00:00 Tools
Lonnie Johnson / Furniture Man Blues (Part2) 00:00 Tools
Funny Feathers [Take 1] 00:00 Tools
Ain't Gonna Let You See My Santa Claus 00:00 Tools
T.B. Blues - Live 00:00 Tools
Jelly Look What You Done 00:00 Tools
T.B. Blues [Live '63 w Willie Dixon,Billie Stepney] 00:00 Tools
How Do They Do It That Way [Explicit] 00:00 Tools
Telephoning the Blues [Remastered 2002] 00:00 Tools
Tb's got me 00:00 Tools
Blues For Robert Calvin N° 2 00:00 Tools
The Alligator Pond Went Down 00:00 Tools
Victoria Spivey:Dope Head Blues 00:00 Tools
Any-Kind-A-Man (1934) 00:00 Tools
New Black Snake Blues, Pt. 2 00:00 Tools
Grant Spivey [Live '63 w Willie Dixon,Billie Stepney] 00:00 Tools
No 12 Let Me Roam 00:00 Tools
Furniture Man Blues, Pt. 2 00:00 Tools
Any Kind A Man (1934) 00:00 Tools
Black Snakes Blues 00:00 Tools
How Do They Do It That Way (take 2) 00:00 Tools
Dirty T. B. Blues - Original 00:00 Tools
T.B.Blues 00:00 Tools
Furniture Man Blues - Part 2 (Duet With Lonnie Johnson) 00:00 Tools
I Got The Blues So Bad 00:00 Tools
Blood Hound Blues (Digitally Remastered) 00:00 Tools
Hoodoo Man Bolues 00:00 Tools
You've Gotta Have What It Takes, Pt. 1 00:00 Tools
Dope Head Blues - Victoria Spivey 00:00 Tools
Brooklyn Bridge Blues 00:00 Tools
Toothache Blues - Part I 00:00 Tools
Toothache Blues, Pt. 1 00:00 Tools
You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now!, Pt. 2 00:00 Tools
Blues For Robert Calvin No. 2 00:00 Tools
T.B.'s Got Me 00:00 Tools
You've Gotta Have What It Takes, Pt. 2 00:00 Tools
New Black Snake Blues - Part 2 (Duet With Lonnie Johnson) 00:00 Tools
Dreaming Of You 00:00 Tools
I'm Tired 00:00 Tools
T.B. Blues [*] 00:00 Tools
Mama's Quittin' And Leavin', Pt. 1 00:00 Tools
No Papa No! 00:00 Tools
How Do They Do It That Way (take 1) 00:00 Tools
The Alligator Pont Went Dry 00:00 Tools
Chrismas Morning Blues 00:00 Tools
Dope head blues - 1927 00:00 Tools
Humoured And Petted Blues 00:00 Tools
Furniture Man Blues (Part2) 00:00 Tools
Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare 00:00 Tools
Murder In The First Degree 1-11-1927 00:00 Tools
11.Brown Skin 00:00 Tools
New Black Snake Blues - Part 1 (Duet With Lonnie Johnson) 00:00 Tools
Toothache Blues (Part 1) 00:00 Tools
12 Dirty T-B Blues 00:00 Tools
Give It to Him [take 1] 00:00 Tools
New Black Snake Blues Pt. 1 & 2 00:00 Tools
Detriot Moan 00:00 Tools
Dreaming Of You [Take 1] 00:00 Tools
I Aint Gonna Let You See My Santa Claus 00:00 Tools
You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now! - Part 2 (Duet With Lonnie Johnson) 00:00 Tools
Number 12 Let Me Roam 00:00 Tools
I'm a Red Hot Mama (Remastered) 00:00 Tools
Toothache Blues, Pt. 2 00:00 Tools
Dirty T-B Blues 00:00 Tools
You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now Part 1 00:00 Tools
Toothache Blues - Part 1 (Duet With Lonnie Johnson) 00:00 Tools
Chrystmas Mornin' Blues 00:00 Tools
Time Ain't Long [take 1] 00:00 Tools
Dirty T.B Blues 00:00 Tools
Detroit Moan [Album Version] 00:00 Tools
Furniture man blues part 1 00:00 Tools
Victoria Spivey / Black Gal 00:00 Tools
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Victoria Spivey (October 15, 1906 – October 3, 1976) was an American blues singer and songwriter. During a recording career that spanned forty years, from 1926 to the mid-1960s, she worked with Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Clarence Williams, Luis Russell, Lonnie Johnson, and Bob Dylan. She also performed in vaudeville and clubs, sometimes with her sister, Sweet Pease Spivey. Among her compositions are "Black Snake Blues", "Dope Head Blues" and "Organ Grinder Blues". In 1962 she initiated her own recording label, Spivey Records. She was born Victoria Regina Spivey in Houston, Texas, United States, the daughter of Grant and Addie (Smith) Spivey. Her father was a part-time musician and a flagman for the railroad; her mother was a nurse. Her sisters were Addie "Sweet Peas" Spivey (1910–1943), also a singer and musician, who recorded for several major record labels between 1929 and 1937, and Elton Island Spivey (1900–1971), who also followed a professional singing career as The Za Zu Girl. Spivey's first professional experience was in a family string band led by her father in Houston. After Grant Spivey died, the seven-year-old Victoria played on her own at local parties and, in 1918, was hired to accompany films at the Lincoln Theater in Dallas. As a teenager, she worked in local bars, nightclubs, and buffet flats, mostly alone, but occasionally with singer-guitarists such as Blind Lemon Jefferson. In 1926, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where she was signed by Okeh Records. Her first recording, "Black Snake Blues", did well, and her association with the record label continued. She made numerous Okeh sides in New York until 1929, then switched to the RCA Victor label. Between 1931 and 1937, more recordings followed on the Vocalion and Decca labels, and, working out of New York, she maintained an active performance schedule. Spivey's recorded accompanists included King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Lonnie Johnson, and Red Allen. She recorded many of her own songs, which dwelt on disease, crime and outré sexual images. The Depression did not put an end to Spivey's musical career; she found a new outlet for her talent in the year of the crash, when film director King Vidor cast her to play "Missy Rose" in his first sound film, Hallelujah! (1929). Through the 1930s and 1940s, Spivey continued to work in musical films and stage shows, often with her husband, vaudeville dancer Billy Adams, including the Hellzapoppin' Revue. In 1951, Spivey retired from show business to play the pipe organ and lead a church choir, but she returned to secular music in 1961, when she was reunited with an old singing partner, Lonnie Johnson, to appear on four tracks on his Prestige Bluesville album, Idle Hours. The folk music revival of the 1960s gave her further opportunities to make at least a semblance of a comeback. She recorded again for Prestige Bluesville, sharing an album Songs We Taught Your Mother with fellow veterans Alberta Hunter and Lucille Hegamin and began making personal appearances at festivals and clubs. In 1962, Spivey and jazz historian Len Kunstadt launched Spivey Records, a low-budget label dedicated to blues and related music. They recorded prolifically such performers as Sippie Wallace, Lucille Hegamin, Otis Rush, Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, Roosevelt Sykes, Big Joe Turner, Buddy Tate and Hannah Sylvester, as well as newer artists including Luther Johnson, Brenda Bell, Washboard Doc, Bill Dicey, Robert Ross, Sugar Blue, Paul Oscher, Danny Russo and Larry Johnson. In March 1962, Bob Dylan contributed harmonica and back-up vocals, accompanying Victoria Spivey and Big Joe Williams on a recording for Spivey Records. The recordings were released on Three Kings And The Queen (Spivey LP 1004) and Kings And The Queen Volume Two (Spivey LP 1014). (Dylan was listed under his own name on the record covers.) In 1964 Spivey made her only recording with an all-white band: the Connecticut based Easy Riders Jazz Band, led by trombonist Big Bill Bissonnette. It was released first on an LP and later re-released on compact disc. Spivey married four times; her husbands included Ruben Floyd and Billy Adams. Victoria Spivey died in New York on October 3, 1976, at the age of 69, from an internal haemorrhage. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.