Calloway dreamed of a musical career and was influenced as a youth by Florence Mills and Ida Cox.

Ida Cox (1896-1967) - blues singer and vaudeville performer.

And who reproaches blues singers like Ida Cox or Blind Lemon Jefferson because they don't swing?

Which is a rough translation of that great verse by Ida Cox: "I'm a one-hour mama, and no one-minute papa ain't the kind of man for me."

He played with Ida Cox early in his career, then worked as a freelance musician in New Orleans.

One possible source, with a very different angle on the same theme, is "One Hour Mama" by Ida Cox.

Ida Cox was also a featured woman blues singer.

Four Day Creep 3:14 (Ida Cox)

Ida Cox (February 25, 1896 - November 10, 1967) was an African American singer and vaudeville performer, best known for her blues performances and recordings.

During the 1920s, she also managed Ida Cox and Her Raisin' Cain Company, her own vaudeville troupe.