Victoria Spivey (October 15, 1906 - October 3, 1976) was an American blues singer and songwriter.
She was born Victoria Regina Spivey in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Grant and Addie (Smith) Spivey. Her father was a part-time musician and a flagman for the railroad; her mother was a nurse. Her sisters were Addie "Sweet Peas" Spivey, also a singer and musician, who recorded for several major record labels between 1929 and 1937; and Elton Island ...
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Victoria Spivey (October 15, 1906 - October 3, 1976) was an American blues singer and songwriter.
She was born Victoria Regina Spivey in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Grant and Addie (Smith) Spivey. Her father was a part-time musician and a flagman for the railroad; her mother was a nurse. Her sisters were Addie "Sweet Peas" Spivey, also a singer and musician, who recorded for several major record labels between 1929 and 1937; and Elton Island Spivey, who also followed a professional singing career.
Victoria Spivey's first professional experience was in a family string band led by her father in Houston. She also played on her own at local parties and, in 1918, was hired to accompany films at the Lincoln Theater in Dallas. As a teenager, she worked in local bars, nightclubs, and buffet flats, mostly alone, but occasionally with singer-guitarists like Blind Lemon Jefferson. In 1926, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where she was signed by Okeh Records. Her first recording, "Black...
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