Spivey, Victoria

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Victoria Spivey (1906-1976), African American blues artist, motion picture actress, and owner of Spivey Records, was born in Houston, TX to Grant Spivey, a musician, and Addie Smith, a nurse.

From the description of Victoria Spivey papers, 1960-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173862883

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creatorOf Jackson, John, 1924-2002. Recording of blues concert by John Jackson and others, 1974. Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History, Maine Folklife Center
referencedIn American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
creatorOf Spivey, Victoria. Victoria Spivey papers, 1960-1976. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
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associatedWith American Museum of Vaudeville corporateBody
associatedWith Cullen, Frank, 1936- person
associatedWith McNeilly, Donald, 1945- person
associatedWith Spivey Records. corporateBody
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African American business enterprises
African American businesspeople
African American musicians
African Americans
African American singers
African American women
Blues (Music)
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Birth 1906-10-15

Death 1976-10-03

Americans

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