McMurry, Lillian Shedd (1921–1999)

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McMurry, Lillian Shedd (1921–1999)

American blues producer. Born Lillian Shedd in Purvis, Mississippi, Dec 30, 1921; died of heart attack in Jackson, Mississippi, Mar 18, 1999; dau. of itinerant Southern musicians; studied law in Jackson, Mississippi; m. Willard McMurry (store manager), 1945 (died 1996); children: Vitrice McMurry.

Founded Trumpet Records (c. 1950), producing the 1st recordings of 2 major Delta blues musicians, Sonny Boy Williamson and Elmore James, as well as recordings by such leading figures as Willie Love, Big Joe Williams, and Jerry McCain; inducted into Blues Hall of Fame (1998).

See also Women in World History.

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