Vocalist/guitarist born Muriel Nichols in Baltimore. She was a popular blues singer in the ‘40s scoring a number of 1940s R&B hits as well as a national Top-20 pop chart-making version of the Ma Rainey classic “See See Rider Blues”.
‘Wee’ Bea Booze reached the R&B charts in 1943 with “Please Be Careful” on Decca Records and had later releases on Apollo (with the Larry Johnson Band), and 20th Century labels. Her later work was more jazz influenced. Booze also did some touring during the late-’40s with jazz greats Louis Armstrong and Andy Kirk. She died in 1975 at the age of 55.
1942 Decca 8619 If I’m A Fool / Uncle Sam, Come and Get Him
1942 Decca 8621 Let’s Be Friends / War Rationing Papa
1942 Decca 8629 I Love to Georgia Brown So Slow / If I Didn’t Love You
1942 Decca 8633 See See Rider Blues /Catchin’ as Catch Can
1944 Decca 8658 So Good / These Young Men Blues
