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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:

https://kansascitymag.com/jazz/the-forgotten-history-of-a-leading-lesbian-jazz-trumpeter-driven-from-kc/?fbclid=IwAR2Et0TBmBpnsy75BZVjEFU0ynKpuuxZjIqiAWHCusi7r186t9YbjOXU7XU