Draft:Alto Oates
Alto Oates was an African-American blues singer.[1] She headlined Irvin C. Miller's Brown Skin Girls along with George Bias.[2]
She performed in a revue at Connie's in New York City in 1926.[3]
1929 performed with Sandy Burns, Mandy Randolph, Tillie Marshall, Speedy Wilson, Ted Blackmon and George Wiltshire.[4]
Ted Blackmon and Sandy Burns also in Harlem Rhythm[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Henry, Audrey Taylor (November 2009). The Sound of Applause. Dorrance. ISBN 9781434963505.
- ^ "The Hi de Ho blog | MAE JOHNSON, THE SEPIA MAE WEST: FORGOTTEN STAR OF THE COTTON CLUB (Part 5) | Blog". www.thehidehoblog.com.
- ^ "The Billboard". 1926.
- ^ "Indianapolis Recorder 4 May 1929 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". (top left)
- ^ "Indianapolis Recorder 30 March 1929 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.