Biography

Katherine Handy Lewis
Real name: Katharine Handy Lewis
Effective period / Period of releases: 1958
Katharine Handy Lewis (nee Handy). Daughter of W.C. Handy. Born June 20, 1902 in Normal, Alabama. Died July 15, 1982. Vaudeville blues and jazz singer, who first recorded for Paramount in 1922 (miscredited as Katherine on those releases).