Hattie Hart (c. 1900 - after 1946)[2] was an American Memphis blues singer and songwriter. She was active as a recording artist from the late 1920s to the mid-1930s. Her best known tracks are "I Let My Daddy Do That" and "Coldest Stuff in Town". She worked as a solo artist and as a singer with the Memphis Jug Band. Little is known of her life outside music.[1]
Hart was born in Memphis, Tennessee, around 1900.[3] She first recorded with the Memphis Jug Band in 1928.[4] She had a reputation for the parties that she hosted at this time.[1] She also sang in the Beale Street area of Memphis, busking with various musicians, where she became one of the best-known performers.[3][5] Hart's singing style has been compared to that of Sara Martin.[6] She has been described as a "marvellous, tough voiced singer".[7]
Her earliest recording with the Memphis Jug Band was a song she wrote, "Won't You Be Kind?" (1928), with blues dialect in the lyrics: "Now twenty-five cents a saucer, seventy-five cents a cup, But it's an extra dollar papa, if you mean to keep it up."[8] Five recordings of Hart with the Jug Band between 1928 and 1930 are known to exist. She undertook a recording session of her own in September 1934, with Allen Shaw and one other musician, whom some blues historians believe was Memphis Willie B. Hart recorded fourteen tracks for Vocalion Records, only four of which were released at the time.[9][10]
Hart moved to Chicago, and it is believed she recorded there in 1938 under the name Hattie Bolten.[3] It is not reported whether this was her married name or a pseudonym.[11] After that, she disappeared from public attention, and no further details of her life are known.[3]
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Hattie Hart c 1900 after 1946 2 was an American Memphis blues singer and songwriter She was active as a recording artist from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s Her best known tracks are I Let My Daddy Do That and Coldest Stuff in Town She worked as a solo artist and as a singer with the Memphis Jug Band Little is known of her life outside music 1 Hattie HartAlso known asprobably Hattie BoltenBornc 1900Memphis Tennessee United StatesDiedafter 1946GenresMemphis blues Country blues 1 Occupation s Singer songwriterInstrument s VocalsYears active1920s early 1930s 2 LabelsVictor Vocalion It was stated that Hart wrote gritty songs about love sex cocaine and voodoo 3 Contents 1 Career 2 Recordings 3 See also 4 ReferencesCareer editHart was born in Memphis Tennessee around 1900 3 She first recorded with the Memphis Jug Band in 1928 4 She had a reputation for the parties that she hosted at this time 1 She also sang in the Beale Street area of Memphis busking with various musicians where she became one of the best known performers 3 5 Hart s singing style has been compared to that of Sara Martin 6 She has been described as a marvellous tough voiced singer 7 Her earliest recording with the Memphis Jug Band was a song she wrote Won t You Be Kind 1928 with blues dialect in the lyrics Now twenty five cents a saucer seventy five cents a cup But it s an extra dollar papa if you mean to keep it up 8 Five recordings of Hart with the Jug Band between 1928 and 1930 are known to exist She undertook a recording session of her own in September 1934 with Allen Shaw and one other musician whom some blues historians believe was Memphis Willie B Hart recorded fourteen tracks for Vocalion Records only four of which were released at the time 9 10 Hart moved to Chicago and it is believed she recorded there in 1938 under the name Hattie Bolten 3 It is not reported whether this was her married name or a pseudonym 11 After that she disappeared from public attention and no further details of her life are known 3 Hart s song I Let My Daddy Do That was covered by Holly Golightly on her 1997 album Painted On 12 Recordings editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items October 2011 Month year Track Songwriter Contributors Record label1928 Won t You Be Kind also known as Won t You Be Kind to Me Hattie Hart Memphis Jug Band Victor1929 Memphis Yo Yo Blues Jennie Pope possibly Jennie Mae Clayton Memphis Jug Band Victor 13 1930 Cocaine Habit Blues Jennie Mae Clayton Memphis Jug Band Victor1930 Oh Ambulance Man Hattie Hart Memphis Jug Band VictorJune 1930 Spider s Nest Blues Jennie Mae Clayton Memphis Jug Band VictorJune 1930 Papa s Got Your Bath Water On Hattie Hart Memphis Jug Band Victor You Wouldn t Would You Papa Hattie Hart othersSeptember 1934 Coldest Stuff in Town Hattie Hart Allen Shaw duo Memphis Willie B probably VocalionSeptember 1934 Happy Go Lucky Blues Hattie Hart Allen Shaw Memphis Willie B probably VocalionSeptember 1934 I m Missing That Thing Hattie Hart Allen Shaw Memphis Willie B probably VocalionSeptember 1934 I Let My Daddy Do That Hattie Hart Hattie Hart Allen Shaw Memphis Willie B probably VocalionSeptember 1934 Down Home Shake Hattie Hart Allen Shaw Memphis Willie B probably Vocalion unissued September 1934 Runnin Wild Blues Hattie Hart Allen Shaw Memphis Willie B probably Vocalion unissued September 1934 Mama Easy Me Your Key Hattie Hart Allen Shaw Memphis Willie B probably Vocalion unissued September 1934 Lucky Some Day Hattie Hart Allen Shaw Memphis Willie B probably Vocalion unissued September 1934 Low Down Papa Hattie Hart Allen Shaw Memphis Willie B probably Vocalion unissued September 1934 Drop Down Papa Hattie Hart Allen Shaw Memphis Willie B probably Vocalion unissued September 1934 Didn t He Ramble Hattie Hart Allen Shaw Memphis Willie B probably Vocalion unissued September 1934 Country Farm Blues Hattie Hart Allen Shaw Memphis Willie B probably Vocalion unissued September 1934 Barrel House Mama Hattie Hart Allen Shaw Memphis Willie B probably Vocalion unissued September 1934 Home Breakin Blues Hattie Hart Allen Shaw Memphis Willie B probably Vocalion unissued 9 14 15 16 See also editList of country blues musiciansReferences edit a b c Layne Joslyn Hattie Hart Biography AllMusic Retrieved October 16 2011 a b Hart Hattie id loc gov Retrieved November 13 2022 a b c d e Johnson Russell Hattie Hart Memphishistory org Retrieved October 16 2011 Britton Alan John 2010 Uncle Art Milton Keynes England AuthorHouse p 84 ISBN 978 1 4520 8388 9 O Neal Jim 2002 The Voice of the Blues Classic Interviews from Living Blues Magazine New York Routledge p 53 ISBN 0 415 93653 5 Charters Samuel Barclay 1977 Sweet as the Showers of Rain Michigan Oak Publications p 21 ISBN 0 8256 0178 9 Big Road Blues Show Sundayblues org Retrieved October 16 2011 Calt Stephen 2009 Barrelhouse Words A Blues Dialect Dictionary Urbana and Chicago University of Illinois Press p 141 ISBN 978 0 252 07660 2 a b Wirz Stefan Illustrated Memphis Willie B Discography Wirz de Retrieved October 16 2011 Hattie Hart I Let My Daddy Do That Nme com Retrieved October 16 2011 Hattie Hart Centrohd com Retrieved October 16 2011 Raggett Ned Holly Golightly Painted On Review AllMusic Discography of American Historical Recordings UC Santa Barbara Adp library ucsb edu Retrieved June 24 2021 Hattie Hart Songs Albums Reviews Bio amp More AllMusic Retrieved December 6 2023 Yronwode Catherine Blues Lyrics and Hoodoo Supplementary Transcriptions Luckymojo com Retrieved October 16 2011 Smith Chris Memphis Jug Band Vol 3 1930 Document records com Retrieved October 16 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hattie Hart amp oldid 1188638175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
