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    Biography

    Ma Rainey wasn't the first blues singer to make records, but by all rights she probably should have been. In an era when women were the marquee names in blues, Ma Rainey was once the most celebrated of all -- the "Mother of the Blues" had been singing the music for more than 20 years before she made her recording debut (Paramount, 1923). With the advent of blues records, she became even more ...more
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  • Moonshine Blues
  • Black Cat Hoot Owl Blues
  • Bad Luck Blues
  • Little Low Mama Blues
  • Ice Bag Papa
  • Hustlin' Blues
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