Jackie “Moms” Mabley
African-American stand-up comic and actor who was active in stage, television and films from the 1910s to 1970s. She was also one of the 20th century’s first openly queer comedians, coming out as a lesbian in 1921.
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Amparo Cardenal
We do not know much about Amparo Cardenal, a teenager living in Valencia, Spain, around 1900, but we can still hear her singing. Five recordings she made at the Puerto y Novella studio in her native city have survived to our days.
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972) was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century.
Shirley Collins
British folk musician
Clara Butt
One of the first and most successful women to make the most of the potential of recorded music
Lujza Blaha
Slovak-Hungarian actor and singer
Khuwyt
Ancient Egyptian musician
Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel
Opera and concert singer
Emma Albani
“Queen of Song” in oratorio and opera.
Elsie Waters
As ‘Gert and Daisy’, the Waters sisters became stalwarts of seaside variety shows, music halls, Royal Variety performances, and the occasional film, although radio was where they found a natural home and made their best work.