Ma Rainey Mother Of The Blues: The Complete Paramount Recordings 1923-1928

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Ma Rainey Mother Of The Blues: The Complete Paramount Recordings 1923-1928 Black Swan Records Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, most likely born April 26, 1886, in Columbus, Georgia, first heard the blues in 1902 in rural Missouri and began incorporating it into her shows more and more as audiences responded to it. By that point, she was […]

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Ma Rainey Mother Of The Blues: The Complete Paramount Recordings 1923-1928

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