Edith Wilson, born Edith Goodall on September 2, 1896, in Louisville, Kentucky, was an American blues singer and vaudeville performer. She began her career in 1919 at the Park Theatre in Louisville and gained recognition in 1921 when she replaced Mamie Smith in Perry Bradford's revue Put And Take. Wilson signed with Columbia Records and recorded 17 songs with Johnny Dunn's Jazz Hounds between 1921 and 1922. Some of these singles included "Nervous Blues / Vampin' Liza Jane" in 1921, and "Birmingham Blues / Wicked Blues" in 1922. She performed extensively on Broadway, including in Lew Leslie’s Plantation Revue (1923) and toured internationally. In the late 1920s, she recorded for Brunswick Records and Victor. Wilson appeared in notable productions like The Hot Chocolates with Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller. After retiring from performing in 1963, she returned to the stage in 1973 and performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1980. She also released an album under Delmark Records titled He May Be Your Man (But He Comes To See Me Sometimes). Edith Wilson passed away on March 30, 1981, in Chicago.
