Sara Martin(1884-1955)
Blues singer Sara Martin was born June 18, 1884, in Louisville, KY. She
began her career in vaudeville, and in 1922 she signed a recording
contract with Okeh Records. She toured clubs and theaters all over the
US, especially in the South. She was renowned for the flashy and
extravagant costumes she wore on stage, as well as the layers of
jewelry and gaudy clothes. In 1931 she appeared in a short film by
pioneering black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux
called The Darktown Revue (1931).
She eventually quit touring and returned to her home town of Louisville. She did some gospel singing there and ran a nursing home. She died in Louisville of a stroke in 1955.
She eventually quit touring and returned to her home town of Louisville. She did some gospel singing there and ran a nursing home. She died in Louisville of a stroke in 1955.
