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Billie McAllister

    

Below, McAllister was doing drag at least as early as 1938...

     

      

Blues 78's:

Tennessee 112 -- Walking in a Daze -- A
Tennessee 112 -- I Go For That (1951) -- B
Tennessee 122 -- Well Alright Baby -- C
Tennessee 122 -- 31 E Blues (1952) -- D

Tracks available on these LPs, CDs & Downloads:

A & B -- "Nashville R&B, Vol. 3) (Krazy Kat 7433, UK, 1989, LP)
A -- "Greatest R&B Hits of 1951, Vol. 1" (Blue Orchid, 2009, digital)
B -- "Hamhocks & Corn Bread, Vol. A" (JSP Records, 2005, CD)
B -- "Greatest R&B Hits of 1951, Vol. 5 and Vol. 6" (Blue Orchid, 2009, digital)
C -- "Stompin' 25" (Stompin' Records, CD)
C -- "Rare 78 RPM R&B Cuts" (Stardust, 2009, digital)
C -- "Greatest R&B Hits of 1952, Vol. 1" (Blue Orchid, 2009, digital)
C -- "Let Me Tell You About the Blues: Nashville" (digital)
C & D -- "The Best of Tennessee Records, Vol. 1, Glad Rags to Blues" (Snailworx, 2007, digital)
D -- "Night Train to Nashville, Vol.2" (CMF Records, 2005, CD)
D -- "Greatest R&B HIts of 1952, Vol. 5" (Blue Orchid, 2009, digital)

The "Nashville R&B" LP has some interesting liner notes,
Click Here for those and notes from the other CDs

According to the book above, McAllister appeared in Montreal on Nov. 5, 1948

Comedy LP

Downloads from this album are now available at
http://site.dolemiterecords.com/

And in 2006 a CD of Rudy Ray Moore's material was reissued, containing
the first two tracks of the Billie McAllister (and also Jerry Walker) LPs:

Info and images of Billie McAllister are very rare; if you have some, please let me know