Blues singer Esther Bigeou was a cousin of drummer Paul Barbarin which made her part of one of the most musical families in New Orleans in the Teens and 1920s. Despite her Jazz pedigree, her style tends to be more vaudeville oriented than Blues and Jazz sounding. Esther Bigeou came to prominence as a singer in the musical revue "Broadway Rastus" which was staged in Philadelphia and New York in 1917. Bigeou was one of many vaudeville singers who picked up on the Blues fad and recorded Blues records after the amazing success of Mamie Smith's Crazy Blues. On the March of 1923 sides Bigeou is accompanied by Rickett's Stars. On The December 13th, 1923 sides she is accompanied by Piron's New Orleans Orchestra on all other sides she is accompanied by Clarence Williams. Bigeou's style is very similar to Smith's who was also a vaudeville performer. Bigeou toured the country throughout the 1920s working the TOBA circuit. She reportedly left the music business and returned to New Orleans sometime around 1930.