ABSTRACT
Although not the most revered female blues recording artist to emerge in the 1920s, Texas native Victoria Spivey had the distinction of remaining musically active-both as a composer (e.g., “Big Black Limousine,” “Mr. Cab”) and singer-virtually her entire life. She was a vital force in the 1960s blues revival, creating her own record label, Spivey, which helped revive the careers of many classic blue artists in addition to nurturing new talents, including Olive Brown, Luther Johnson, Lucille Spann, Sugar Blue, and Bob Dylan.
