Edith Wilson belongs to that first group of African-American women referred to as vaudeville or cabaret blues singers, who in the early '20s followed Mamie Smith into the recording studios. She entered show business in 1919, and soon joined blues singer Lena Wilson and her pianist brother Danny, who became Edith's husband. The trio opened in Baltimore to success and played the East Coast. In New York, they encountered talent scout Perry Bradford, who introduced her to Columbia Records, where she was paired with Johnny Dunn's Jazz Hounds for 17 recordings in 1921 and 1922. Edith Wilson made few other recordings until her comeback in the '70s, devoting her time to acting on radio, television, and in the cinema, and served as executive secretary with the Negro Actors Guild. She returned to show business in 1973, performing and recording with artists including Eubie Blake and Little Brother Montgomery.