Ma Rainey

vocals · 1886–1939 · Columbus (Georgia)

Born Gertrude Pridgett, she signed with Paramount in 1923, which presented her as the "Mother of the Blues", and cut nearly a hundred titles there in five years. She linked vaudeville and Southern blues and influenced a generation of women singers.

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Styles

• Classic blues (women singers)
• Blues, spirituals, work songs

Landmark tracks

• See See Rider Blues (1924)

Sources

• Source

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