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Helen Gross

1896–1989

United States

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Helen R. Mitchell (née Gross; May 24, 1896 – January 3, 1989) was an American classic female blues singer, active as a recording artist in the mid-1920s. Songs she recorded include "I Wanna Jazz Some More", "Bloody Razor Blues", and "Strange Man". All of her recorded work was from sessions in her birthplace, New York City, between May 1924 and March 1925.

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