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141:, were "I Need a Good Man Bad", "I Can't Be Worried Long", recorded in December 1926; plus "You Can't Guess How Good It Is ('Till You Try It for Yourself)", and "Those Creeping Sneaking Blues", which had been recorded in May that year. It has been suggested that "I Need a Good Man Bad" and "I Can't Be Worried Long", are two tracks that the pianist 205:
She recorded three sides; "Kissin' Mule Blues", "Peepin' Jim Blues" and "Hard Hearted Papa" in New York in September 1927. "Mean Old Bedbug Blues" was recorded in October that year. A single was released of "Peepin' Jim Blues" b/w "When You Get Tired of Your New Sweetie" by Banner Records, with both
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stated "Jane Howard probably being the same person as Miss Frankie". Another source proffered that the later accompanist to Miss Frankie was Happy Holmes, with Banner issuing three titles and
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originally in 1997, and later on CD in March 2009 (DOC5510). Three of the tracks (excluding "Those Creeping Sneaking Blues") were also included on the various artists album,
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Speculation still persists as to the real identity of the recording artist. Nothing is known of her life outside of the recording studio.
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another two. It is important to note that it was not unusual at that time for songs to appear on more than one record label.
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There is further uncertainty in that some sources suggest that several of the 'Miss Frankie' recordings were the work of
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probably played accompaniment on. "I Need a Good Man Bad" b/w "I Can't Be Worried Long" was issued in 1927 on the
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It is thought, although not proven, that the recordings were probably by
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Moanin' Low: A Discography of Female Popular Vocal Recordings, 1920-1933
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The Roots of Billie Holiday - Ladies Sing the Blues of The 1920s
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All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues
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All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues
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The first four songs known to have been recorded, billed as by
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Black Recording Artists, 1877–1926: An Annotated Discography
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Index

Jane Howard
Lizzie Miles
Classic female blues
Vocals
Grey Gull
Banner
Domino
Regal
Victor
Conqueror
classic female blues
Eubie Blake
Boston
Grey Gull Records
compilation album
Document Records
Banner
Domino
Regal
AllMusic
Victor Records
Lizzie Miles
Conqueror Records
List of classic female blues singers


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