Ernestine "Tiny" Davis was a trumpet player and vocalist, born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1909.
She mostly played in all-female bands.
// Documentary:
Edition Salzburger "Frauen im Jazz": Schiller, Greta & Weiss, Andrea. Tiny & Ruby - Hell Divin“ Women. 1989
// Literature and articles:
Dahl, Linda. Stormy Weather: The Music and Lives of a Century of Jazz Women. New York: Pantheon, 1984
Cherry, Nina. The Forgotten History of a Leading Lesbian Jazz Trumpet Player Driven from KC. kanasascitymag.com. 2022