Virginia Liston (1890 - Jun 1932)

Female Person - United States blues singer

Releases (3)

Official

Album - Compilation

1. Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1 (1923-1924) 1996

Single

1. Rolls‐Royce Papa / I’m Gonna Get Me a Man, That’s All 1927
2. Evil Minded Blues / Titanic Blues

Relationships (4)

Member Of

1. Clarence Williams’ Blue Five lead vocals
2. Clarence Williams and His Washboard Band
3. Liston and Liston

Married

1. Sam Gray (1920 - 1925)

Recordings by (41)

1. Rolls‐Royce Papa ?:?? (1927)
2. I’m Gonna Get Me a Man, That’s All ?:?? (1927)
3. I've Got What It Takes 3:14 (1996)
4. Bed Time blues 3:15 (1996)
5. You thought I was Blind 2:56 (1996)
6. You don't know My Mind blues 2:46 (1996)
7. Sally Long Blues 2:57 (1996)
8. Don't Agitate Me blues 2:19 (1996)
9. Happy Shout 2:24 (1996)
10. House Rent Stomp 3:09 (1996)
11. Shreveport blues 3:06 (1996)
12. You can have It, I don't want It 3:02 (1996)
13. Just take one Long Last Lingering Look 2:31 (1996)
14. I don't love Nobody 2:40 (1996)
15. 'Taint a Doggone Thing but the Blues 2:36 (1996)
16. Jailhouse blues 2:40 (1996)
17. Mississippi blues 2:55 (1996)
18. I never knew what the Blues were 3:22 (1996)
19. San Francisco blues 2:31 (1996)
20. Pineland blues 2:59 (1996)
21. Weeping Willow blues 3:07 (1996)
22. Early in the Morning 3:01 (1996)
23. You've got the Right Key but the wrong Keyhole 3:24 (1996)
24. Give It to Me, Good 3:25 (1996)
25. Bill Draw 2:52 (1996)
26. Monkey Jungle blues 2:46 (1996)
27. Night Latch Key Blues 3:05 (1996)
28. Any Day the Sun Don't Shine 2:49 (1996)
29. Papa de da Da 2:37 (1996)
30. I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle 2:46 (1996)
31. Make Me a Pallet 2:50 (1996)
32. You Can Dip Your Bread in My Gravy 2:39 (1996)
33. I Ain't Got Nobody 3:10 (1996)
34. Black Sheep Blues 3:12 (1996)
35. I'm Sick of Fattening Frogs for Snakes 3:09 (1996)
36. Rolls Royce Papa 2:54 (1996)
37. Titanic Blues 3:09 (1996)
38. Evil Minded Blues 2:48 (1996)
39. I'm Gonna Get Me a Man, That's All 3:04 (1996)
40. I’ve Got What It Takes 3:17 (2005)
41. I've Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away) 3:16 (2011)

On Recordings (5)

Vocals

1. I’m Gonna Get Me a Man, That’s All ?:?? Virginia Liston (1927)
2. Rolls‐Royce Papa ?:?? Virginia Liston (1927)
3. Early in the Morning 3:06 Virginia Liston with Clarence Williams’ Blue Five (1972) contralto vocals
4. Early In The Morning 3:01 Clarence Williams’ Blue Five (24 Oct 2008)
5. You've Got The Right Key But The Wrong Keyhole 3:22 Clarence Williams’ Blue Five (24 Oct 2008)

Credited as (6)

1. Virginia Liston
2. Virginia Liston with Clarence Williams' Blue Five
3. Louis Armstrong featuring Virginia Liston with Clarence Williams’ Blue Five
4. Virginia Liston with Clarence Williams’ Blue Five
5. Virginia Liston W. Clarence Williams’ Blue Five
6. Louis Armstrong with Virginia Liston & Clarence Williams’ Blue Five

Works (1)

Wrote

1. You Don’t Know My Mind

Links (7)

Other Databases

1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109153

Wikipedia

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Liston

Discogs

1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/559498

Allmusic

1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000810022

VIAF ID

1. http://viaf.org/viaf/19868077

Wikidata

1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13561905

Biographies

1. http://www.redhotjazz.com/virginialiston.html