Person · Female
Virginia Liston
blues singer
- From
- Louisiana, United States
- Active
- 1890–1932
- Releases
- 3
About
Virginia Liston (née Crawford; c. 1890 – June 1932) was an American classic female blues and jazz singer. She spent most of her career in vaudeville. She performed with her husband, Samuel H. Gray, as Liston and Liston. In the 1920s she made a series of recordings that included performances with Clarence Williams and his Blue Five on "You've Got the Right Key, but the Wrong Keyhole" and "Early in the Morning", and with the Clarence Williams Washboard Band on "Cushion Foot Stomp", and "P.D.Q. Blues".
Member of
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Clarence Williams’ Blue Five lead vocals
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 68ec4f9a-ca42-44a4-80a8-ef2c99cb5bf7
- ISNI
- 0000000037686852
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.