Cora "Lovie" Austin, also known as Cora Taylor and later Cora Calhoun, was an American Chicago bandleader, session musician, composer, and arranger during the 1920s classic blues era. She and Lil Hardin Armstrong are often ranked as two of the best female jazz blues piano players of the period.
She was daughter of Arthur Calhoun and Lillie Taylor, granddaughter of Cornelia Taylor. She married first about 1908 to Phelem Calhoun. She married second 1910/1920 to Phillip Austin.
She was daughter of Arthur Calhoun and Lillie Taylor, granddaughter of Cornelia Taylor. She married first about 1908 to Phelem Calhoun. She married second 1910/1920 to Phillip Austin.
Cora "Lovie" Austin, also known as Cora Taylor and later Cora Calhoun, was an American Chicago bandleader, session musician, composer, and arranger during the 1920s classic blues era. She and Lil Hardin Armstrong are often ranked as two of the best female jazz blues piano players of the period.
She was daughter of Arthur Calhoun and Lillie Taylor, granddaughter of Cornelia Taylor. She married first about 1908 to Phelem Calhoun. She married second 1910/1920 to Phillip Austin.
She was daughter of Arthur Calhoun and Lillie Taylor, granddaughter of Cornelia Taylor. She married first about 1908 to Phelem Calhoun. She married second 1910/1920 to Phillip Austin.
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Grave marker placed by the Killer Blues Headstone Project in 2018.
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