Nora Bayes - Prohibition Blues (1919)

Nora Bayes (1880 - June 19,1928)

was a popular United States entertainer of the early 20th century.

Born Leonora Goldberg to a Jewish family in Joliet, Illinois, Bayes was performing professionally in vaudeville in Chicago by age 18. She toured from San Francisco, California to New York City and became a star both on vaudeville and Broadway. She was an accomplished singer, comedian and actor.

In 1908, she married singer/songwriter Jack Norworth. The two toured together and were credited for collaborating on a number of tunes, including their huge hit Shine On, Harvest Moon, which the pair debuted in Florenz Ziegfeld's Follies of 1908.

Bayes made many phonograph records, some with Norworth, for the Victor Talking Machine Company and Columbia Records. From 1924 through 1928, her accompanist was pianist Louis Alter, who later was the songwriter of such tunes as "Manhattan Serenade," "Nina Never Knew" and "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?"

In 1928, Nora Bayes contracted cancer and died during surgery. She was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York.


Nora Bayes - Prohibition Blues (1919)

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• Nora
• Bayes
• Prohibition
• 1919
• 10's
• 20's

[drofmadness]

I don't know where you unearthing these treasures, but please keep it up. I'm enjoying listening to them. Thank you

[solofairden]

@lionandthelamb4ever | Nora Bayes adopted three children; the youngest, Peter Bayes was my father. One of the best resources for Nora Bayes online is available at the Jewish Women's Archive. Good luck with your research!

[mississippigoddamn]

needs a dubstep breakdown tho

[Squarerig]

These songs are not only entertaining they are also of historical archival worth.A mirror of the times,so to speak.Thank you Edmundus for your musical archaeological spadework

[lys36]

:) :) :)

[vigilante11485]

And, 14 years later, the doctors pronounced Prohibition dead- how ironic!

[lionandthelamb4ever]

@JenTopBay Is she really? It would be great to get some info from her, I need to do a project on a 1918-1930's entertainer, and she would be great! Thank You!

[JenTopBay]

Thats my grandmother! There are several resources for info on her on line.

[rscooper1]

Actually "mwoldin", she is also considered an actor. The term "Actor" does not only refer to males! There's some insight for ya from the University of Iowa Theatre Dept.

[mwoldin]

Thank you very much for the recording and the liner notes.

I would make this one, slight correction: She was an actress, not an actor. That city block will never be taken while I am alive.

[spicydollfaces1]

do you by any chanvce know the lyrics to this song??