Ma Rainey
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 85 years ago |
Date of birth | April 26,1886 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Columbus |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Date of died | December 22,1939 |
Died | Columbus |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Full name | Gertrude Pridgett |
Albums | Explaining the Blues |
Job | Singer |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
Genres | Classic Female Blues |
Associ act | Rabbit Foot Minstrels |
Parents | Ella Pridgett |
Thomas Pridgett | |
Labels | Paramount |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 449054 |
Ma Rainey Life story
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey was an American blues singer and influential early blues recording artist. Dubbed the "Mother of the Blues", she bridged earlier vaudeville and the authentic expression of southern blues, influencing a generation of blues singers.