Ida Cox

About the artist

Ida Cox (February 25, 1896 – November 10, 1967) was an African American singer and vaudeville performer, best known for her blues performances and recordings. She was billed as "The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues". Cox was born in February, 1896 as Ida Prather in Toccoa, Habersham County, Georgia, United States (Toccoa was in Habersham County, not yet Stephens County at the time), the daughter of Lamax and Susie (Knight) Prather, and grew up in Cedartown, Georgia, singing in the local African Methodist Church choir.

Top songs

  1. Wild Women Don't Have The Blues
  2. Death Letter Blues
  3. Graveyard Dream Blues
  4. Hard Times Blues
  5. Four Day Creep
  6. Cherry Pickin' Blues
  7. Blues For Rampart Street
  8. Bone Orchard Blues
  9. Fogyism
  10. Cherry Picking Blues
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  1. Coffin Blues
  2. Weary Way Blues
  3. One Hour Mama
  4. St. Louis Blues
  5. Any Woman's Blues
  6. Take Him off My Mind
  7. Moanin' Groanin' Blues
  8. Blue Monday Blues
  9. Confidential Blues
  10. Hard Time Blues
  11. Mama Goes Where Papa Goes
  12. I've Got the Blues for Rampart Street
  13. How Long Daddy, How Long
  14. Blues Ain't Nothin' Else but!
  15. Give Me A Break Blues
  16. Pink Slip Blues
  17. Kentucky Man Blues
  18. I Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Break My Heart
  19. Worried Mama Blues
  20. So Soon This Morning Blues
  21. Lawdy, Lawdy Blues
  22. Bama Bound Blues
  23. Lost Man Blues
  24. Last Mile Blues
  25. Lovin' Is The Thing I'm Wild About
  26. Worried Any How Blues
  27. Come Right In
  28. I Love My Man Better Than I Love Myself
  29. Mean Papa Turn Your Key
  30. Mojo Hand Blues
  31. Hard, Oh Lord
  32. How Can I Miss You When I've Got Dead Aim
  33. One Hour Mama (Take 4)
  34. Blues Ain't Nothin' Else But! (Take 2)
  35. Mama Doo Shee Blues
  36. Blue Kentucky Blues
  37. You Stole My Man
  38. Graveyard Dream Blues (1442-1)
  39. Mail Man Blues
  40. Don't Blame Me
  41. Chattanooga Blues
  42. Misery Blues
  43. Fore Day Creep
  44. Bear-Mash Blues
  45. Midnight Hour Blues
  46. 'Fore Day Creep
  47. Last Time Blues
  48. Graveyard Bound Blues
  49. Black Crepe Blues
  50. Mean Lovin' Man Blues (Take 3)
  51. Chicago Bound Blues
  52. Down The Road Bound Blues
  53. Alphonsia Blues (Pm 12540, 4626-1)
  54. Ida Cox's Lawdy, Lawdy Blues (Take 4)
  55. Last Mile Blues (Take 2)
  56. Ida Cox's Lawdy, Lawdy Blues (Take 3)
  57. Chicago Bound Blues (Take 2)
  58. I've Got The Blues For Rampart Street (take 3)
  59. Down The Road Bound Blues (Take 2)
  60. Mississippi River Blues
  61. Fare Thee Well Poor Gal
  62. Last Time Blues (Take 2)
  63. Those Married Man Blues
  64. Chicago Bound Blues (take 3)
  65. I've Got The Blues For Rampart Street (take 4)
  66. Pleading Blues
  67. Worn Down Daddy
  68. Scottle De Doo
  69. Western Union Blues
  70. Jail House Blues
  71. Worried In Mind Blues (Take 3)
  72. Chicago Monkey Man Blues (Take 2)
  73. Cold And Blue
  74. Hard Oh Lawd
  75. Chicago Monkey Man Blues (Take 1)
  76. Worried In Mind Blues (Take 1)
  77. Graveyard Dream Blues (1442-2)
  78. Coffin Blues (Pm 12318, 2293-1)
  79. Black Crepe Blues (Pm 12291, 2103-2)
  80. Alphonsia Blues
  81. My Mean Man Blues (Take 1)
  82. Georgia Hound Blues
  83. Long Distance Blues
  84. Deep Sea Blues
  85. My Mean Man Blues (Take 4)
  86. One Hour Mama (Take 6)
  87. How Long Daddy, How Long (Pm 12325, 2287-1)
  88. Blues ain't Nothin Else But!
  89. Mister Man (Part 1)
  90. Low Down Dirty Shame

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