| LC control no. | n 91095897 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Miles, Lizzie |
| Variant(s) | Landreaux, Elizabeth Mary Miles, Lizzie, 1895-1963 Pajaud, Elizabeth Mary |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1895-03-31 |
| Death date | 1963-03-17 |
| Place of birth | New Orleans (La.) |
| Place of death | New Orleans (La.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz |
| Affiliation | Jones Brothers (Jazz group) Piron's New Orleans Orchestra Original Creole Orchestra |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Singers Circus performers Entertainers |
| Found in | Sharkey's Kings of Dixieland (Musical group). A night in New Orleans [SR] 1957: label (Lizzie Miles) Lizzie Miles, p1996: v. 3, prog. notes (b. 1895 in New Orleans; d. Mar. 17, 1963) New Grove dict. of jazz (Miles, Lizzie (Pajaud (née Landreaux), Elizabeth Mary; singer; b. Mar. 31, 1895, New Orleans; d. there, Mar. 17, 1963) Feather, L. Biog. encyc. of jazz, 1999 (Miles, Lizzie (Elizabeth Mary Landreaux), vocalist) African American National Biography, accessed March 2, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Miles, Lizzie; Elizabeth Mary Landreaux Miles; blues musician, singer, circus performer, minstrel show performer, nightclub entertainer; born 31 March 1895 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; member of Benbow Stock Company; travelled with Jones Brothers and Wilson Circus; moved to New York City and made her first recordings (1922); sang with Piron's orchestra at the Cotton Club; toured Europe (1925); performed with New Orleans Creole Jazz Band; sang in New York clubs (1926-1931); performed at the Monterey Jazz Festivals (1958 and 1959); recorded with Scobey's band (1956); died 17 March 1963 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) |
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