Ma Rainey

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Born
26 April 1886
Born In
Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States
Died
22 December 1939 (aged 53)
Gertrude Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (Columbus, Georgia, April 26, 1886 – Columbus, Georgia, December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known professional singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at the age of 14. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rabbit Foo… read more
Gertrude Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (Columbus, Georgia, April 26, 1886 – Columbus, Georgia, December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known professional singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She di… read more
Gertrude Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (Columbus, Georgia, April 26, 1886 – Columbus, Georgia, December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known professional singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence… read more

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1 Play track Ma Rainey Vol. 3 (1925-1926) Slave To The Blues
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2 Play track Ma Rainey (1928) Runaway Blues
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3 Play track Ma Rainey Prove It on Me Blues
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4 Play track Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Booze and Blues
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5 Play track Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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6 Play track ブルースの起源と伝説　Origin & Legend Of Blues "Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom
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7 Play track Funky Devil See See Rider Blues
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8 Play track 1923-1928 Don't Fish in My Sea
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9 Play track Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Oh Papa Blues
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10 Play track 1923-1928 Jelly Bean Blues
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Albums

  1. 33,572 listeners

    1958 · 10 tracks

    Ma Rainey
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  2. 15,006 listeners

    31 Dec 1996 · 22 tracks

    Ma Rainey Vol. 1 (1923-1924)
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  3. 11,190 listeners

    1985 · 14 tracks

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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  4. 5,448 listeners

    1 Jan 1953 · 23 tracks

    Ma Rainey Vol. 2 (1924-1925)
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