Lovie Austin, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1887)

Lovie Austin

American bandleader, musician, composer, and singer (1887–1972)

Cora "Lovie" Austin was an American Chicago bandleader, session musician, composer, singer, 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.