associated_acts death_date years_active label background instrument birth_date genre article_title name occupation
clarence williams , sam gray june 1932 st. louis , missouri , united states 1912 & ndash ; 1929 okeh , vocalion solo_singer vocals 1890 classic female blues , jazz virginia liston
 virginia liston singer , songwriter
virginia liston

virginia liston -lrb- 1890 -- june 1932 -rrb- was an american classic female blues and jazz singer .
she spent most of her career in black vaudeville .
liston recorded `` you can dip your bread in my gravy , but you ca n't have none of my chops , '' and `` just take one long last lingering look . ''
she worked with her then-husband , samuel h. gray , billed as liston and liston , and also alongside clarence williams .
in the latter context , she sang with both the clarence williams blue five on `` you 've got the right key , but the wrong keyhole , '' and `` early in the morning '' ; and the clarence williams washboard band on `` cushion foot stomp , '' and `` p.d.q. blues . ''
