Lil Green
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Lillian Green (December 22, 1919-April 14, 1954) was an American blues singer and songwriter. She was born in Mississippi but after the early deaths of her parents she went to Chicago, where she began performing in her teens and where she would make all of her recordings.
In the 1930s she and Big Bill Broonzy had a night club act together. Her two biggest hits were her composition "Romance in the Dark" (1940) and Joe McCoy's "Why Don't You Do Right?" (1941). "Why Don't You Do Right?" was later covered by Peggy Lee.
Lil Green was noted for superb timing and a distinctively sinuous voice. She died in Chicago and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Gary, Indiana.