Tuesday, May 06, 1997

Edmonia Henderson

Edmonia Henderson
Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States (possible)
Classic female blues

Edmonia Henderson (c. 1898 or 1900 – February 17, 1947) was an African-American classic female blues singer. She was active as a recording artist in the mid-1920s, recording at least 14 songs between 1924 and 1926. She later became an evangelist.
At various times, Henderson sang accompanied by Jelly Roll Morton, Tommy Ladnier, Lovie Austin, Eddie Heywood, and Johnny Dodds.


appeared on:
Female Blues Singers Vol. 9 H2 (1997) 1923-1930