Daisy Martin

[2] In 1917 she performed in the musical comedy My People, which also featured Sam Gray and Julia Moody.

[1] On her first sides, "Royal Garden Blues" and "Spread Yo' Stuff", she was accompanied by the Five Jazz Bell Hops, whose identities are unknown.

On January 20, 1922, she competed in a blues-singing contest with Lucille Hegamin, Alice Leslie Carter and Trixie Smith (the eventual winner) at the Manhattan Casino in New York City.

[1] For this contest, which was a highlight of the Fifteenth Infantry's First Band Concert and Dance, Noble Sissle was master of ceremonies, and Fiorello la Guardia served as one of the judges.

[1] Few of the players who accompanied her on record have been identified, but the band at one of her sessions included Gus Aiken, Jake Frazier, and Garvin Bushell.

Martin's 1921 recording of the song, "Keep on Going"
Martin's 1921 recording of the song, "Nightmare Blues"