Tribute Mondays: Coot Grant / Leola B. Wilson

Leola B. Henton or Pettigrew (June 11 or 17, 1893 – December 26, 1970)

Classic Female Blues, Country Blues and Vaudeville Singer and Songwriter, Coot Grant / Leola B. Wilson, had a successful tenure with her husband, Wesley "Kid" Wilson and also as a Solo Artist from the 1910's to the early 1930's. She worked in Vaudeville in America at aged 7 years old and toured South Africa and Europe in 1901 at aged 8 years old, with Mayme Remington's Pickaninnies. She recorded under numerous aliases from the 1910's onwards. She appeared in movies and was also a Guitar player. She and her husband wrote over 400 songs. She died in 1970 after retiring in the 1950's. Thanks for your contribution Mrs. Grant,  you are appreciated. Please take a listen here and have a sweet Monday:  Keep your hands off my Mojo (Leola Wilson), Get off with me (Coot Grant & Kid Wilson), Come on Coot do that thing [Grant & Wilson (1995)] and Uncle Joe (Leola B. Wilson)

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coot_Grant

Background information
Birth name	Leola B. Henton orPettigrew
Also known as	Leola Wilson, Patsy Hunter
Born	June 17, 1893[1] Birmingham, Alabama, United States[2]
Died	December 26, 1970(aged 77)[3] Riverside County, California, U.S.
Genres	Classic female blues, country blues, vaudeville[4]
Occupation(s)	Singer, guitarist,songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1900s–1950s
Labels	Paramount,[2]various