voc, 1913-1998 US, New Orleans
Singer / Musician of Blues and Jazz
A.k.a. Louisa Barker (née Dupont)
Louise "Blue Lu" Barker (née Dupont) (November 13, 1913 – May 7, 1998) was an American jazz and blues singer. Her better known recordings included "Don't You Feel My Leg" and "Look What Baby's Got For You."She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and often sang and performed with her husband Danny Barker, a regular of the New Orleans music scene.The recording of "A Little Bird Told Me" by Barker was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 15308. It first reached the Billboard chart on December 18, 1948 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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1946-1949 | Blue Lu Barker | 2000 | Compil. |
Live At The New Orleans Jazz Festival | Blue Lu Barker Featuring The Legendary Danny Barker & His Jazz Hounds | 1998 | Album |
Don't You Feel My Leg (Apollo's Lady Blues Singers) | Blue Lu Barker, Bea Booze & Baby Dee | 1996 | Compil. |
1938-1939 | Blue Lu Barker | 1993 | Compil. |
Here's A Little Girl | Blue Lu Barker | 1986 | Compil. |
Bow-Legged Daddy / Love That Man | Blue Lu Barker | 1949 | Album |
What Did You Do To Me? / A Little Bird Told Me | Blue Lu Barker | 1948 | Album |
Don't You Feel My Leg / That Made Him Mad | Blue Lu Barker | 1946 | Album |
Don't You Make Me High / He Caught That B&O | Blue Lu Barker With Danny Barker's Fly Cats | 1938 | Album |
That Mad Him Mad / New Orleans Blues | Blue Lu Barker With Danny Barker's Fly Cats | Album | |
Never Brag About Your Man / Midnight Blues | Blue Lu Barker | Album | |
Blue Lu Barker + Danny Barker And His Fly Cats | Blue Lu Barker | Single |