American blues singer and stage actress.
Born 22 June 1895 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Died 31 October 1977 in Mineola, New York, USA.
Performing from the age of 3 on, she settled in New York by 1920. Then a nightspot regular in Harlem, she married producer, publisher, & piano player Clarence Williams.
Grandmother of [a=Clarence Williams III].