recorded March 1930; reissued twice, as Bluebird B-5790 (circa 1934) and B-6633 (circa 1936) Excelsior Records As Gladys Bentley Quintette, 1945 "Boogie'n My Woogie" / "Thrill Me Till I Get My Fill", #164 "Red Beans & Rice Blues" / "Find Out What He Likes (and How He Likes It)" #165/166 "Big Gorilla Blues" / "Lay It on the Line", #166/165 "Boogie Woogie Cue" / "Give It Up", #168 "Notoriety Papa" / "It Went to the Girl Next Door", #169 Swingtime Records "Jingle Jangle Jump", #321, vocals for Wardell Gray and the Dexter Gordon Quintet, 1952 "July Boogie" / "Gladys Could Play", #337, as Fatso Bentley, July 4, 1953 Flame Records "Easter Mardi Gras" / "Before Midnight", Flame 1001, Cincinnati, early 1950s, label misspells name as Gladys Bently; mentioned in her August 1952 article in Ebony and thus recorded in 1952 or earlier References External links Collection of newspaper clippings and recording information about Gladys Bentley, from Queer Music Heritage by JD Doyle . 1907 births 1960 deaths 20th-century African-American women singers American blues singers Deaths from pneumonia in California American drag kings LGBT African Americans American lesbian musicians Bisexual women Musicians from Philadelphia Singers from New York City People from Harlem Harlem Renaissance 20th-century American singers Singers from Pennsylvania LGBT people from Pennsylvania American LGBT singers Infectious disease deaths in California 20th-century American women musicians 20th-century American musicians 20th-century American women singers 20th-century LGBT people