Rev. B.L. Wightman w/ Lottie Kimbrough & Congregation Live The Life (1929)
I do not own the copyright to this recording. This video is for historical and educational purposes The actual name of this minister was Rev. B.L. Wrightman. There is no biographical information regarding him. He recorded six numbers in a two day session that gave him three singles. Rev . B.L. Wrightman:Singing & Leader Congregational singers include:Lottie Kimbrough aka Lottie Beaman, Winston Holmes, Sister Elizabeth Cooper and probably Josie Miles. Others unknown. Recorded in Richmond, IN. Wednesday, May 16, 1929 Originally issued on the 1929 single (Gennett "New Electrobeam" 6891) (78 RPM) This recording taken from the 2006 2-CD Set "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"
About Lottie Kimbrough
Birth name of American blues singer active in the Kansas City area. Born: 1893 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas or 1900 in West Bottoms, Kansas City, Missouri. Died: No death information has been unearthed. She recorded as Lottie Beaman in 1924, as Lottie Kimbrough in 1926 and 1928, and again as Lottie Beaman in 1929. Sylvester Kimbrough was her brother.
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