
Born in rural Ohio in 1870 as Clara Etta Black, she began her career in farce comedy in the early 1890's. She was an expert in dialects and was such a success as a singer of negro dialect songs that she eventually dropped the comedy stuff to go into vaudeville as a single. She was early on known as a Ragtime singer until Jim Thornton billed her as "The Southern Singer", and her career soared as she introduced and popularized dozens of "coon" (or negro dialect) and novelty songs of the period between 1895 and 1914.
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I'm wise
Goodbye to Johnnie (1909)
Goodbye to Johnnie
Maria
He's a Cousin of Mine
Yo' Eyes Are Open, but You're Sound Asleep
I'd Rather Two-Step than Waltz, Bill
Save your money 'cause the winter am coming on
Save Your Money, 'Cause De Winter Am Coming On
I'm Wise 7-8-1907
Goodbye To Johnnie 29-1-1909
I'm Wise (1907)
Mariar
Mariar 1905
Love Me Like I Like to Be Loved
I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark
Save Your Money 'Cause de Winter Am Comin' On
Mariar (cylinder version)
Marian
If Anybody Wants to Meet a Jonah, Shake Hands with Me
Mariar (short version)
It Looks to Me Like a Big Night Tonight
Save Your Money 'Cause The Winter's Coming On
Save Your Money, `Cause de Winter Am Comin' On
Handle Me with Care
That Friend of Mine
Mariar (long version)
Save your money 'cause the winter am coming on 1906
I’m Wise
Good-Bye to Johnnie
Mariar -8-1905
It Looks Like A Big Night To-Night
Love Me Like I Liked to Be Loved
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