WILSON, EDITH

WILSON, EDITH (née EDITH GOODALL). Vaudeville/musical singer (2 September 1896 in Louisville, Kentucky; 31 March 1981 in Chicago, Illinois). She began singing for local events at thirteen and at sixteen toured in a trio composed of Dan Wilson , his sister Lena, and herself. In New York she met Perry Bradford , who put her in the musical Put and Take (1921) and arranged for a recording contract for her. She made her first recordings in September 1921. Thereafter she toured widely...