Английская Википедия:Billie Maxwell
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:Infobox musical artist Billie Maxwell (1906–1954)Шаблон:Sfn was an American guitarist and singer. She is often said to be the first woman recorded in country music,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn and the first recorded musician from ArizonaШаблон:Sfn but she was actually neither: Rosa Lee Carson, the daughter of Fiddlin' John Carson (one of the first recorded country music acts) and professionally known as 'Moonshine Kate' cut the first recorded country music records by a woman during a June, 1925 session for Okeh records. Billie Maxwell played guitar with The White Mountain Orchestra and recorded six sides solo for the Victor Talking Machine Company in July, 1929 following the recordings made by the White Mountain Orchestra, which made her part of the first recorded country music act in Arizona, and Arizona's first recorded female country singer.
Life
She was born in 1906 to Curtis Maxwell, a locally known fiddler.Шаблон:Sfn She grew up in Nutrioso,Шаблон:Sfn near Springerville, Arizona.Шаблон:Sfn The family worked primarily as ranchers.Шаблон:Sfn Her father started a folk group called The White Mountain Orchestra while Billie was a child, and they would perform around the area, often playing at dances.Шаблон:Sfn She joined the band as a guitarist while in her teens.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1929 she married A. Chester Warner, a school teacherШаблон:Sfn and continued playing with the band.Шаблон:Sfn Around the same time, Ralph Peer, noted recording engineer and talent scout for the Victor Talking Machine Company, was having auditions held around the southwestern U.S. to find new Victor recording artists.Шаблон:Sfn The White Mountain Orchestra was selected from a local audition in June 1929 to travel to El Paso, Texas, to record for him.Шаблон:Sfn The band went to El Paso on 2 July 1929 and recorded four songs, including Escudilla Waltz.Шаблон:Sfn While Peer was listening to the session, he asked Billie to sing.Шаблон:Sfn She recorded five songs singing solo, with guitar and violin.Шаблон:Sfn The first song was recorded on July 2, the remainder on July 11.Шаблон:Sfn The discs were published with Maxwell identified as Billie Maxwell, the Cow Girl Singer.Шаблон:Sfn Her songs spoke honestly of the struggles of poorer women.Шаблон:Sfn She continued to perform with the White Mountain Orchestra until the birth of her first child.Шаблон:Sfn She had two children,Шаблон:Sfn and died from cancer in 1954 at age 48.Шаблон:Sfn
Discography
Victor issued three 78rpm records (six songs) by Maxwell.Шаблон:Sfn
Disc One: Шаблон:Bulleted list It was issued 22 November 1929 and sold 3125 copies.Шаблон:Sfn
Disc Two: Шаблон:Bulleted list It sold 2641 copies.Шаблон:Sfn
Disc Three: Шаблон:Bulleted list It sold 1300 copies.Шаблон:Sfn
The Cowboy's Wife was re-released on the Banjo Pickin' Girls album published by Rounder.Шаблон:Sfn Billy Venero was re-released on When I Was A Cowboy, Vol. 2: Early American Songs of the West, Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 30s by Yazoo Records.Шаблон:Sfn Copies of her original Victor discs are valuable collector's items.Шаблон:Sfn Her work was featured in the Musical Instrument Museum's 100 Years of Arizona Music exhibit.Шаблон:Sfn
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- Английская Википедия
- 1906 births
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- American women country singers
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- People from Apache County, Arizona
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- Country musicians from Arizona
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