Marion Harris
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Mary Ellen Harrison, known professionally as Marion Harris, and born on April 4, 1896, in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States, was an American popular singer known as the first white singer to sing jazz and blues. She began her career singing in vaudeville shows around Chicago from 1914 and debuted in New York City's Stop! Look! Listen! in 1915. Harris started recording for Victor Records in 1916, releasing notable songs such as "Everybody's Crazy 'bout the Doggone Blues" (1918) and "After You've Gone" (1919). She moved to Columbia Records in 1920 after being prohibited from singing "St. Louis Blues" (1920) at Victor. Known as "the Queen of the Blues," Marion Harris continued recording blues and jazz music throughout her career. On April 23, 1944, Marion Harris died in a hotel fire in New York City.
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