Lovie Austin
Lovie Austin | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Cora Taylor |
| Also known as | Cora Calhoun Cora Austin |
| Born | September 19, 1887 Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States |
| Died | July 8, 1972 (aged 84) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Jazz, Jazz blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Composer Bandleader |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1920s–1972 |
| Labels | Paramount |
Cora "Lovie" Austin (September 19, 1887 – July 8, 1972) was an American Chicago bandleader, session musician, composer, singer, 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.