Songs We Taught Your Mother

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A remarkable historical document, this session gathered three legendary surviving queens of the 1920s classic blues era who had largely been forgotten. Alberta Hunter, Lucille Hegamin, and Victoria Spivey deliver spirited, seasoned renditions of the vaudeville and jazz-blues standards they originated. The album played a crucial role in reintroducing the pioneering female voices of early blues to the 1960s folk revival audience.