Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders has been played on NTS in shows including Leila Samir , featured first on 4 July 2017. Songs played include Honey, Where You Been So Long? and Don't Shake It No More.

Lovie Austin Lovie Austin & Her Blues Serenaders

Lovie Austin (September 19, 1887 – July 10, 1972) was an American Chicago bandleader, session musician, composer, and arranger during the 1920s classic blues era. She and Lil Hardin Armstrong are often ranked as two of the best female jazz blues piano players of the period. Mary Lou Williams cited Austin as her greatest influence.

Born Cora Calhoun in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she studied music…