American vaudeville blues singer, born c. 1890, died June, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri (unconfirmed). Married to Sam Gray in the early 1920s.
Liston recorded for OKeh and Vocalion between 1923 and 1926, mostly backed by Clarence Williams.
ALBUMS
Virginia Liston, Lavinia Turner
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (Virginia Liston Volume 2, C.25 October 1924 To 29 May 1926, Lavinia Turner, 1921-1922)
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2), 
Virginia Liston
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1 (1923-1924)
1996, CD, Comp, Document Records (2)
Virginia Liston
Evil Minded Blues / Titanic Blues
1926, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Virginia Liston
Make Me A Pallet / Monkey Jungle Blues
1926, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Virginia Liston
Rolls Royce Papa / I'm Gonna Get Me A Man, That's All
1926, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Virginia Liston
Give It To Me Good / Early In The Morning
1925, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Virginia Liston
Mississippi Blues / San Francisco Blues
1925, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Virginia Liston
You've Got The Right Key, But The Wrong Keyhole / Bill Draw
1924, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Virginia Liston
Happy Shout / House Rent Stomp
1924, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Virginia Liston
I Never Knew What The Blues Were / Don't Agitate Me Blues
1924, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Virginia Liston - Sam Gray
Just Take One Long Last Lingering Look / You Can Have It
1924, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Virginia Liston
'Taint A Doggone Thing But The Blues / I Don't Love Nobody
1924, Shellac, 10", Okeh, 
Virginia Liston
Jail House Blues / Shreveport Blues
1924, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Virginia Liston
Sally Long Blues / You Don't Know My Mind Blues
1924, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Virginia Liston
(1923-1926)
LP, Comp, Rst Records
APPEARANCES +
The Streets
The Darker The Shadow The Brighter The Light
2023
Bob Dunn
Master Of The Electric Steel Guitar 1935-1950
2011, 2xCD, Comp, Origin Jazz Library, ,
, Western Swing
Hugh Laurie
Let Them Talk
2011, 
,
, Louisiana Blues
Furry Lewis & Mississippi Joe Callicott*
The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions
2007
Various
The 1968 Memphis Country Blues Festival With Bukka White: The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions
2006, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Blue Horizon, Columbia, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Louis Armstrong
The Man With The Trumpet
2006, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Lon, Membran Music Ltd., 
,
, Swing
Leadbelly
Good Morning Blues: The Essential Recordings Of Leadbelly
2002
Louis Armstrong
The Satchmo Era
2001, 20xCD, Comp + Box, Weton-Wesgram, ,
, Swing/Dixieland
Mildred Bailey
Complete Columbia Recordings Vol. 2
2001, 4xCD, Comp, Definitive Records (2), 
Sidney Bechet
Young Sidney Bechet 1923-1925
1998, CD, Comp, Timeless Records (3), 
,
, Dixieland
Guy Davis
You Don't Know My Mind
1998,
Leona Williams (2), Edna Winston
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1922-1923) (1926-1927)
1997, CD, Comp, Document Records (2),
Various
The Blue Horizon Story: 1965-1970 - Vol. 1
1997, ,
, Electric Blues/Blues Rock/Country Blues
Leadbelly
Jazz & Blues Collection
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas, Charly Records, 
,
, Delta Blues/Folk/Country Blues
Leadbelly
Easy Rider
1996
Leadbelly
Jazz & Blues Collection
1995, CD, Comp, Mail Order Services
Louis Armstrong With Clarence Williams
The Complete Louis Armstrong With Clarence Williams Vol. 1 1924/25
1993, CD, Comp, King Jazz
Teddy Grace
1937-1940
1993, ,
, Swing
Clarence Williams
The 1923-1931 Recordings: The Complete Sidney Bechet & Louis Armstrong Sessions (1923-1926)
1991, 3xCD, Comp + Box, EPM Musique,
Mr. B (12) w/ J.C. Heard
Partners In Time
1988, ,
, Boogie Woogie/Piano Blues
Various
Jazz 5: Meet The Family Of Blues
1984, 5xLP, Comp + Box, CBS, Zeitmagazin,
Doc Watson
Memories
1975, ,
, Country Blues/Acoustic/Bluegrass
Leona Williams And Her Dixie Band
Leona Williams And Her Dixie Band (The Complete Set Of 1922-3 Recordings)
1974, LP, Comp, Fountain Records (5)
Louis Armstrong
Adam And Eve Had The Blues
1972,
Clara Smith
Volume Two (1923-1924 Recordings In Chronological Order)
1968, LP, Comp, VJM
Ella Fitzgerald
These Are The Blues
1964
Mildred Bailey
Her Greatest Performances 1929-1946 Volume Three
1962, LP, Comp, Mono, CBS, 
,
, Swing
Etta Jones
Lonely And Blue
1962,
Teddy Grace
Decca Presents An Album Of Blues Sung By Teddy Grace
1939, 5xShellac, 10", Album, Decca, Decca, ,
, Vocal
Mildred Bailey & Her Oxford Greys*
Barrel-House Music / You Don't Know My Mind Blues
1939
Georgia White
You Don't Know My Mind / Walking The Street
1937, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jamaica Jazzers
You Don't Know My Mind Blues / West Indies Blues
1924, Shellac, 10", Okeh,
Plantation Trio
Chicken Opera / Oh! What A Time
1924, Shellac, 10", Okeh,
Clara Smith And Her Jazz Trio / Clara Smith
I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down / You Don't Know My Mind
1924
Leona Williams And Her Dixie Band
Uncle Bud (Bugle Blues) / Mexican Blues
1923, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Banu Gibson And The New Orleans Hot Jazz*
You Don't Know My Mind
CD, Album, Swing Out
Clyde Bernhardt & Jay Cole Harlem Blues & Jazz Band
More Blues & Jazz From Harlem
LP, Album, 400 W. 150
Various
Vaudeville Blues (Blues Links - Vaudeville & Rural Blues 1919-1941)
2012, 4xCD, Comp, JSP Records
Various
Those Dirty Blues, Volume 2
2009, CD, Album, Comp, Grammercy Records
Various
Oh, Run Into Me, But Don't Hurt Me! - Female Blues Singers (Rarities 1923 - 1930)
2008, 
Louis Armstrong
Intégrale Louis Armstrong Vol. 1 - Chimes Blues 1923-1924
2007, 3xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
, Dixieland
Various
Lady Sings The Blues
2006, 5xCD, Comp, Weton-Wesgram,
Various
Titanic Songs
1998, CD, Comp, Unsinkable Music
Various
Empty Bed Blues-Best Of The Good Time Mommas.
1996
Various
Blue Ladies
1995, CD, Comp, Fat Boy Records (2)
Various
1917-1924/3 I Grandi Successi
1994, CD, Comp, DeAgostini
Louis Armstrong
Volume 3 - 1924 - Complete Edition
1992, CD, Comp, Média 7
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong And The Blues Singers
1991, 6xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Comp, Affinity
Sidney Bechet
Volume 2 - 1923-1930 - Complete Edition
1991, CD, Comp, Média 7,
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet And The Blues Singers – Volume II - 1923-25 Classics
1986, LP, Comp, RP, Fat Cat's Jazz, ,
, Vocal
Various
Streetwalking Blues
1979
Various / Louis Armstrong
Armstrong Antiques
1972, LP, Comp, Mono, Raretone (2)
Various
Rare Blues Of The Twenties No. 1
1965
