About Connee Boswell
Constance Foore "Connee" Boswell (December 3, 1907 – October 11, 1976) was an American vocalist born in Kansas City, Missouri, but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With sisters Martha and Helvetia "Vet", she performed in the 1920s and 1930s as the trio The Boswell Sisters. They started as instrumentalists but became a highly influential singing group via their recordings and film and television appearances. They made their first recordings for Victor Records in 1925, which included "Cryin' Blues", wherein Connee is featured singing in the style of her early influence, African-American singer Mamie Smith. The Boswells came to be well known locally while still in their early teens, making appearances in New Orleans theaters and on radio.
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