Kimbrough, Lottie

Kimbrough, Lottie Flourished 1920s–1930s One of the most distinctive singers in Kansas City, Kimbrough recorded for four companies, including the short-lived and black-owned local label Meritt, sometimes under her married name of Beaman. A bizarre 1928 collaboration for Gennett with the entrepreneur and wannabe performer Winston Holmes yielded the poignant “ Lost Lover Blues ” and “ Wayward Girl Blues ” and the even finer “ Going Away Blues ” and “ Rolling Log Blues ,” all exquisitely…