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Mildred Anderson: 'Person to Person,' 1960

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Marc Myers
Oct 04, 2023
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Blues shouter Mildred Anderson is barely known today. The singer first gained visibility when she recorded Doin' the Boogie Woogie with pianist Albert Ammons for Mercury in April 1948. Singles with trumpeter Hot Lips Page followed in 1951 and with organist Bill Doggett for King in 1953. These latter sessions produced No More in Life, her biggest hit. [P…

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