who became famous by singing the blues during the jazz age
Jazz Age From 1919, Kid Ory's Original Creole Jazz Band of musicians from New Orleans played in San Francisco and Los Angeles, where in 1922 they became the first black jazz band of New Orleans origin to make recordings.[5][6] That year also saw the first recording by Bessie Smith, the most famous of the 1920s blues singers.[7] Chicago, meanwhile, was the main center developing the new "Hot Jazz", where King Oliver joined Bill Johnson. Bix Beiderbecke formed The Wolverines in 1924.