Hociel Thomas

Born in Houston, Texas, United States, Around 1916, she relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana, to live with her aunt, the blues singer Sippie Wallace. She began performing, often with Sippie Wallace, at local parties and in Storyville, the city's red-light district. == Career ==

She moved to Chicago, Illinois, in about 1924 and worked in local clubs and theatres there until the early 1930s. In 1925, she recorded for Gennett Records, and in 1925–26 she recorded several sides for the Okeh label, and four other sides, and Louis Armstrong. During the years of the Great Depression her career diminished, and she worked outside music. In the early 1940s, she moved to Oakland, California. She worked with Kid Ory's Orchestra in San Francisco In 1948. She died of heart disease on August 22, 1952. ==References==