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Lucille Bogan, born Lucille Anderson on April 1, 1897, in Amory, Mississippi, was an American blues singer. She began her career recording vaudeville songs for Okeh Records in New York in 1923 and recorded "Pawn Shop Blues" that same year. In 1927, Bogan signed with Paramount Records and released her breakthrough hit "Sweet Petunia". Notable songs include "Sloppy Drunk Blues" (1930) and the original version of "Black Angel Blues", later covered by B.B. King as "Sweet Little Angel". Her explicit lyrics often addressed themes of prostitution and sexuality, earning her a reputation for "dirty blues." In 1933, she began recording under the pseudonym Bessie Jackson for Banner Records. Bogan's career ended in 1935, and she died on August 10, 1948, in Los Angeles from atherosclerosis. Posthumously, Document Records released her complete recordings in multiple volumes.
![Lucille Bogan (Bessie Jackson) Vol. 1 [1923-1930]](https://cdn-images.dzcdn.net/images/cover/b580f05331f57126453b25c8de0c7253/120x120-000000-80-0-0.jpg)
![Lucille Bogan (Bessie Jackson) Vol. 2 [1930-1933]](https://cdn-images.dzcdn.net/images/cover/86662b4c51c7067f30fff28a157abcca/120x120-000000-80-0-0.jpg)
