Lil Green

Lillian Green ( born December 22, 1919 in Mississippi, † April 14, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois ), also known as Lil Green, was an American blues singer.

In the 1930s, Lil Green moved to Chicago, where accompanied by Big Bill Broonzy she performed on guitar. In 1940 she had for Bluebird Records with "Romance in the Dark" a hit on the Billboard Top 30, preceded by the bandleader Larry Clinton had recorded a version of this composition. He was later taken up by Billie Holiday. In 1941, " Why Do not You Do Right? ", Which was later re-recorded by Peggy Lee. For Aladdin Records they recorded " Running Around In Circles " / " My Be-Bop Daddy " on.

In the next few years she was a successful club singer on the road and entered the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Lil Green died in 1954 at the age of only 34 years of pneumonia.