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Diminutive nicknames are common enough on the Chicago blues scene and in the case of Lil’ Ed Williams the “little” is even shrunken down This hard-driving guitarist and vocalist is nonetheless a formidable presence in the former genre circa the new millennium and events such as his 2007 Rattleshake tour and album
Lil’ Mo is short in stature, not even hitting five feet in height, but there’s nothing little about her drive, heart, or talent Born Cynthia Loving, she was raised on Long Island but suffered frequent moves as the family followed her dad through the course of his military career transfers
Like so many Chicago blues artists Lil Green first learned her craft in the church and country jukes down in Mississippi After moving to Chicago in the 1930s, she teamed up with Chicago mainstay Big Bill Broonzy and they worked the club circuit together
A versatile singer based in New Orleans, Lillian Boutte is capable of singing both New Orleans dixieland standards and New Orleans r&b, swing era tunes and contemporary originals
Country blues singer Lillian Glinn was born in the Dallas, TX, area circa 1902, and was discovered by fellow blueswoman Hattie Burleson while singing spirituals in a church Burleson took Glinn under her wing, and Glinn became a successful vaudeville performer; she also signed a record deal with Columbia in 1927
Lillian Leach sounds like the name of a fictitious character, maybe a femme fatale from a comic book or a relative of the Munsters She is a real person, however, the lead singer of a vocal group that scored several hits despite only being active “for a minute” — in the parlance of the beatniks whose mellow scene included digging the Mellows
The longtime principal vocalist for the Mississippi Mass Choir, Lillian Lilly was born in Wesson, MS, where she began singing at age six; with twin sister Carolyn, as a teen she performed as one half of the Two Star Juniors, which later expanded its line-up and became the Traveling Stars
The founder of the Trumpet Records label, producer Lillian Shedd McMurry was a pivotal force behind the preservation of the Delta blues sound, helming the first-ever studio sessions from legends like Sonny Boy Williamson and Elmore James
Lillo Thomas was a world-class sprinter at 16, setting the world record for the 200 meters at 208 seconds But an automobile accident in Brazil prevented him from appearing in the 1984 Olympics, for which he had qualified
A family group that formed in Canton, OH, by Limmie, Jimmy, and Martha Snell Limmie was born in Dalton, AL, but his family moved to Canton when he was young As Limmie B Good, the born performer began recording at 11 for, among others, Columbia Records, i