Lottie Beaman
aka: "The Kansas City Butterball"; Lottie Kimborough; Lena Kimbrough; Clara Cary; Jennie Brooks; Lottie Brown; Lottie Emerson; Mae Moran; Martha Jackson
Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. or West Bottoms, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Country blues
Lottie Kimbrough (born 1893 or 1900; date of death unknown) was an American country blues singer, who was also billed as Lottie Beaman (her married name), Lottie Kimborough, and Lena Kimbrough (among several other names). She was a large woman and was nicknamed "the Kansas City Butterball". Her recording career lasted from 1924 to 1929. Allmusic journalist Burgin Mathews wrote that "Kimbrough's vocal power, and the unique arrangements of several of her best pieces, rank her as one of the sizable talents of the 1920s blues tradition."
appeared on:
Kansas City Blues (1993) 1924-1929
