![]() Title: Portrait of Lizzie Miles Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print : gelatin silver. Image by Carl Van Vechten, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Lizzie MilesLizzie Miles Lizzie Miles American Afro-Creole blues singer (1895–1963) For the American Olympic rower, see Liz Miles. Elizabeth Mary Landreaux (March 31, 1895 – March 17, 1963),[1] known by the stage name Lizzie Miles, was an Afro-Creole blues singer in the United States.[2] Quick facts Background information, Also known as ... Lizzie Miles Lizzie Miles (1957) Background information Also known as Miss Frankie (possibly) Born (1895-03-31)March 31, 1895 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Died March 17, 1963(1963-03-17) (aged 67) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Genres Blues Occupation Singer Close Biography Miles was born in the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, in an Afro-Creole Kouri-Vini (Louisiana Creole) speaking family. As a child, she sang in her Catholic church and… (Source: Wikipedia)
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