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Gertrude "Ma" Rainey (born Gertrude Pridgett...

wikipedia - 27 Apr 2021
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey (born Gertrude Pridgett, April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939)[1] was one of the earliest African-American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of blues singers to record.[2] The "Mother of the Blues", she bridged earlier vaudeville and the authentic expression of southern blues, influencing a generation of blues singers.[3]

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