Greetings from DJ Li'l Scratch, who's thrilled to be back at the Manor's Beeftube Lounge . Moreover, he's delighted to be spinning tunes from the fabulous Kitty White. "Hey, ya'll, Kitty's here!" I really hope someone called that out when Kitty played a gig at their local jazz club. She looks like an approachable, fun-loving star, doesn't she? The kind of gal who's "just folks" - until she opens her mouth and sings. Then you know; there's nothing "just" about her at all. Kitty, as you may know, never achieved great fame, but on the West Coast in the 1930s and early 40s, she was "it." Born in 1923, and likely influenced by the burgeoning jazz scene on Central Avenue, the nerve center of the Black community where visiting luminaries stayed at the stylish Hotel Summerville , Kitty and her twin sister Maudie started their careers in vaudeville at the age of three - three! - and while Maudie later sang with Duke E...
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