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Gertrude "Ma" Rainey (née Pridgett; April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939) 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.
12. Juni 2019 · Ma Rainey died of a heart attack on Dec. 22, 1939. Ever since, paeans to her have been a motif of black music and letters. The blues guitarist and vocalist Memphis Minnie
Ma Rainey. Gertrude „Ma“ Rainey, geb. Pridgett (* 26. April 1886 in Columbus, Georgia oder September 1882 in Alabama; † 22. Dezember 1939 in Rome, Georgia), war eine der ersten professionellen US-amerikanischen Bluessängerinnen und gilt als Mutter des Blues.
18. Dez. 2020 · But her overlooked legacy is being revisited thanks to the release of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a film adaptation of August Wilson’s acclaimed 1982 play that arrived on Netflix on Friday. In...
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18. Dez. 2020 · Ma Rainey, the "Mother of the Blues," died of a heart attack in 1939 in Rome, Georgia. She was a pioneer of the genre and a bisexual icon who faced racism and exploitation in the music industry.
2. Apr. 2014 · Rainey died in Rome, Georgia (some sources say Columbus) on December 22, 1939. Legacy
22. Apr. 2024 · Ma Rainey (born April 26, 1886, Columbus, Georgia, U.S.—died December 22, 1939, Columbus) was an American singer who was known as the “mother of the blues” and who was recognized as the first great professional blues vocalist.
