Lovie Austin

For the American civil rights activist, see Cora Catherine Calhoun Horne.
Lovie Austin
Background information
Also known asCora Calhoun
Cora Austin
Born
Cora Taylor

(1887-09-19)September 19, 1887
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
DiedJuly 8, 1972(1972-07-08) (aged 84)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
GenresJazz, Jazz blues
OccupationsMusician
Composer
Bandleader
InstrumentPiano
Years active1920s–1972
LabelParamount

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.

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