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Deep Moaning Blues (1928) MA RAINEY
acc. by The Tub Jug Washboard Band (Georgia Tom Dorsey, piano) (Martell Pettiford, banjo) (Herman Brown, tub dm) (Carl Reid, jazzhorn, jug)
01. BLUES OH BLUES (G. Rainey)
02. OH PAPA BLUES (Herbert -- Russell)
03. BIG BOYS BLUES (G. Rainey)
04. DAMPER DOWN BLUES (G. Rainey)
05. "MA" RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM (G. Rainey)
06. HELLISH RAG (Unknow)
07. ICE BAG PAPA (Unknow)
08. BLACK CAT HOOT OWL BLUES (Dorsey -- Rainey)
09. PROVE IT ON ME BLUES (G. Rainey)
10. DADDY GOODBYE BLUES (G. Rainey)
11. BLACK EYE BLUES (T. A. Dorsey)
12. DON'T FISH IN MY SEA (Rainey -- Smith)
13. WEEPIN' WOMAN BLUES (Rainey -- Smith)
14. BROKEN SOUL BLUES (H. S. Parham)
15. MOUNTAIN JACK BLUES (S. Harris)
16. STACK O' LEE BLUES (Taylor -- Williams)
17. WRINGING AND TWISTING BLUES (P. Carter)
18. JELLY BEAN BLUES (Rainey -- Arant)
19. SEE SEE RIDER BLUES (Rainey -- Arant)
20. BOOZE AND BLUES (J. G. Suddoth)
21. "MA" RAINEY MYSTERY RECORD (Dorsey -- Early)
22. LAWD SEND ME A MAN BLUES (G. Rainey)
23. HONEY WHERE YOU BEEN SO LONG? (T. Delaney)
24. WALKING BLUES (Rainey -- Austin)
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„Booze And Blues"
(M. Rainey)
Recorded: New York , October 15 1924
'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band
Ma Rainey (vcl), Howard Scott (cn), Charlie Green (tb), Don Redman (c), Fletcher Henderson (p), Kaiser Marshall (d)
Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers.
Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. After hearing a blues song at a theater in St. Louis, Missouri, sung by a local girl in 1902, she started performing in a blues style. She claimed at that time that she was the one who coined the name "blues" for the style that she specialized in.
In the one known interview she did, Rainey told the following story, In 1902 "a girl from town... came to the tent one morning and began to sing about the "man" who left her. The song was so strange and poignant that it attracted much attention,and Rainey learned the song fron the visitor, and used it soon afterwards in her "act"." Audiences reacted strongly to the song.
She married fellow vaudeville singer William "Pa" Rainey in 1904, billing herself from that point as "Ma" Rainey. The pair toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels as "Rainey & Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues", singing a mix of blues and popular songs. In 1912, she took the young Bessie Smith into the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, trained her, and worked with her until Smith left in 1915.
Also known, though less discussed, is the fact that she was bisexual. She was arrested in Chicago in 1925 for hosting an 'indecent party' with a room full of semi-naked women. Rainey celebrated the lesbian lifestyle in "Prove It On Me Blues", but hid behind a cross-dressing man-hating persona that was quite distinct from her regular public image:
In most of her songs, Ma projected herself as a passionate and often mistreated lover of men. In private, her preference was for young men. The poet Sterling Brown tells of approaching her as a fan with the musicologist John Work. She immediately propositioned them as she was having trouble with her young musicians. Brown wrote a moving poem about Ma Rainey and her huge popularity with Southern audiences.
Ma Rainey was already a veteran performer with decades of touring in African-American shows in the U.S. Southern States when she made her first recordings in 1923. Rainey signed with Paramount Records and, between 1923 and 1928, she recorded 100 songs, including the classics "C.C. Rider" (aka "See See Rider") and "Jelly Bean Blues", the humorous "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", and the deep blues "Bo Weavil Blues". In her career, Rainey was backed by such noted jazz musicians as cornet players Louis Armstrong and Tommy Ladnier, pianists Fletcher Henderson and Lovie Austin, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, and clarinetist Buster Bailey. Rainey recorded two vocal duets with Papa Charlie Jackson in 1928, which proved to be her last recordings; Paramount terminated her contract soon afterwards, claiming that her material had gone out of fashion.
Rainey's career dried up in the 1930s--as did the career of just about every other classic female blues singers of the previous decade. But her earnings were enough that she was able to retire from performing in 1933.
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues.
Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia. She was the second of five children of Thomas and Ellanée Pridgett, from Alabama. She had at least two brothers and a sister. She came onto the performance scene at a talent show in Columbus, Georgia when she was 12–14 years old. Around 1902 she was first exposed to blues music,They sang and danced together in Black minstrel shows, and for several years toured with F.S. Wolcott's Rabbit Foot Minstrels. Wintering in New Orleans, she met musicians including Joe King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Pops Foster. Blues music increased in popularity and Ma Rainey became well known.
Around this time, Rainey hi met Bessie Smith, a young blues singer who was also making a name for herself. A story later developed that Rainey kidnapped Smith, making her join the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, and teaching her to sing the blues. This was disputed by Smith's sister in law Maud Smith. From the late 1910s, there was an increasing demand for recordings by black musicians.
In 1920, Mamie Smith was the first black woman to record a record. In 1923, Rainey signed a recording contract with Paramount, and in December she made her first eight recordings in Chicago. She made more than 100 more over the next five years, which brought her fame beyond the South. Paramount marketed her extensively, calling her "the Mother of the Blues", "the Songbird of the South", "the Gold-Neck Woman of the Blues" and "the Paramount Wildcat". In 1924 she made some recordings with Louis Armstrong, including Jelly Bean Blues, Countin the Blues and See, See Rider".
In 1924 she embarked on a tour of the Theater Owners Booking Association throughout the South and Midwestern United States, singing both for black and white audiences. She was accompanied by bandleader and pianist Thomas Dorsey, and the band he assembled called the Wildcats Jazz Band which included Eddie Pollack, Gabriel Washington, Albert Wynn and David Nelson. They began their tour with an appearance in Chicago in April 1924 and continued, on and off, until 1928. Dorsey left the group in 1926 due to ill health and was replaced as pianist by Lillian Hardaway Henderson, the wife of Rainey's cornetist Fletcher Henderson, who became the band's leader.
Towards the end of the 1920s, live vaudeville went into decline, being replaced by radio and recordings. Rainey's career was not immediately affected. She continued recording with Paramount and earned enough money touring to buy a bus with her name on it. In 1928, she worked with Dorsey again and recording 20 songs, before Paramount finished her contract. Her style of blues was no longer considered fashionable by the label.
In 1935 Rainey returned to her hometown, Columbus, Georgia, where she ran two theaters, until her death from a heart attack in 1939 in Rome, Georgia.
In 1983, Ma Rainey was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Black Eye Blues (1930)
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Ma Rainey's "Prove It On Me Blues," 1928
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey's Amazing Resistance Anthem
by Jonathan Ned Katz
Unique in pre-Stonewall American history is an assertive song of lesbian self-affirmation and defiance, "Prove It on Me Blues." Written, performed, and recorded in 1928 by the famous early blues singer Ma Rainey, this extraordinary song of resistance features a woman-loving woman who proclaims her sexual interest in females and challenges the world to "prove it on me."
Sung in the first person by Rainey in the character of a collar-and-tie-wearing, man-disdaining butch, "Prove It on Me Blues" is a rare and wonderful rebel anthem.
How did the amazing "Prove It on Me Blues" come to be written and recorded? The answer is found in Mother of the Blues by Sandra Lieb (University of Massachusetts Press, 1981), the major study of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey and her work.
"There is strong evidence," writes Lieb, who interviewed a number of Rainey's coworkers, "to indicate that Ma Rainey ... was bisexual."
In 1925, just three years before she recorded "Prove It on Me Blues," Rainey was reportedly arrested when Chicago police raided a wild party, catching Ma and the chorines from her show in a state of undress. Blues singer Bessie Smith is said to have bailed Rainey out of jail, and the bisexual Smith is the only alleged lover of Rainey's who is specifically named by Lieb.
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To what extent was Rainey, the person, identified with the character who sings "Prove It on Me Blues"? Surprisingly, the illustration and text of the record company's original 1928 ad for "Prove It on Me Blues" explicitly links the performer Rainey and the singer-narrator of "Prove It on Me Blues" strongly links Ma Rainey wtth the bull dyke character whose song she sang.
The ad pictures a large woman in a collar and tie, tailored suit jacket, and masculine-looking hat and vest, talking to two slender women in femme drag; a policeman watches. The ad's text, which identifies the large woman in the illustration as Rainey, coyly asks: " What's all this? Scandal? Maybe so, but you wouldn't have thought of it ". But look at that cop watching her! What does it all mean? But "Ma" just sings "Prove It on Me."
Ma Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues.
Ma Rainey - Prove It On Me Blues (1928)
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Ma Rainey
"Ma" Rainey (born Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett; c. April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues.
She began performing as a young teenager (between the ages of 12 and 14), and performed under the name Ma Rainey after she and Will Rainey were married in 1904. They toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels and later formed their own group called Rainey and Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues. From the time of her first recording in 1923 to five years later, Ma Rainey made over 100 recordings, including "Bo-weevil Blues" (1923), "Moonshine Blues" (1923), "See See Rider Blues" (1924), "Black Bottom" (1927), and "Soon This Morning" (1927).
Ma Rainey was known for her very powerful vocal abilities, energetic disposition, majestic phrasing, and a ‘moaning’ style of singing. Her powerful voice was never adequately captured on her records, due to her recording exclusively for Paramount, which was at the time known for its below-average recording techniques and poor shellac quality. However, Rainey's other qualities are present and most evident in her early recordings, "Bo-weevil Blues" and "Moonshine Blues".
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Prove It
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Blues
Blues is a genre and musical form that originated in African-American communities in the "Deep South" of the United States around the end of the 19th century. The genre developed from roots in traditional African music, combined with European American folk music. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads. The blues form, ubiquitous in jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll, is characterized by the call-and-response pattern, the blues scale and specific chord progressions, of which the twelve-bar blues is the most common. The blue notes (or "worried notes") which are often thirds or fifths which are flatter in pitch than in other music styles, are also an important part of the sound. Blues shuffles or walking bass reinforce the trance-like rhythm and form a repetitive effect called a groove.
Blues as a genre possesses other characteristics such as lyrics, bass lines, and instruments. The lyrics of early traditional blues verses consisted of a single line repeated four times. It was only in the first decades of the 20th century that the most common current structure became standard: the so-called AAB pattern, consisting of a line sung over the four first bars, its repetition over the next four, and then a longer concluding line over the last bars. Early blues frequently took the form of a loose narrative, often relating troubles experienced within African American society.
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On Me
"On Me" is a song by American West Coast hip hop artist The Game, taken from his sixth studio album, The Documentary 2 (2015). It was produced by Bongo and Pops and features guest appearances by Kendrick Lamar.
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Black Bottom
Black Bottom can refer to several things. In many cities, the term has been used to describe African American neighborhoods.
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01. BLUES OH BLUES (G. Rainey) 02. OH PAPA BLUES (Herbert -- Russell) 03. BIG BOYS BLUES (G. Rainey) 04. DAMPER DOWN BLUES (G. Rainey) 05. "MA" RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM (G. Rainey) 06. HELLISH RAG (Unknow) 07. ICE BAG PAPA (Unknow) 08. BLACK CAT HOOT OWL BLUES (Dorsey -- Rainey) 09. PROVE IT ON ME BLUES (G. Rainey) 10. DADDY GOODBYE BLUES (G. Rainey) 11. BLACK EYE BLUES (T. A. Dorsey) 12. DON'T FISH IN MY SEA (Rainey -- Smith) 13. WEEPIN' WOMAN BLUES (Rainey -- Smith) 14. BROKEN SOUL BLUES (H. S. Parham) 15. MOUNTAIN JACK BLUES (S. Harris) 16. STACK O' LEE BLUES (Taylor -- Williams) 17. WRINGING AND TWISTING BLUES (P. Carter) 18. JELLY BEAN BLUES (Rainey -- Arant) 19. SEE SEE RIDER BLUES (Rainey -- Arant) 20. BOOZE AND BLUES (J. G. Suddoth) 21. "MA" RAINEY MYSTERY RECORD (Dorsey -- Early) 22. LAWD SEND ME A MAN BLUES (G. Rainey) 23. HONEY WHERE YOU BEEN SO LONG? (T. Delaney) 24. WALKING BLUES (Rainey -- Austin) -
5:59Ma Rainey - 'Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom
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Ma Rainey - 'Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom from Ma Rainey Mother Of The Blues (1965) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infriight Dinging. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use -
3:12"Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom - "Ma" Rainey
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2:32Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Trust No Man
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3:19Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Booze And Blues"
Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Booze And Blues"Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Booze And Blues"
„Booze And Blues" (M. Rainey) Recorded: New York , October 15 1924 'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band Ma Rainey (vcl), Howard Scott (cn), Charlie Green (tb), Don Redman (c), Fletcher Henderson (p), Kaiser Marshall (d) Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers. Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. After hearing a blues song at a theater in St. Louis, Missouri, sung by a local girl in 1902, she started performing in a blues style. She claimed at that time that she was the one who coined the name "blues" for the style that she specialized in. In the one known interview she did, Rainey told the following story, In 1902 "a girl from town... came to the tent one morning and began to sing about the "man" who left her. The song was so strange and poignant that it attracted much attention,and Rainey learned the song fron the visitor, and used it soon afterwards in her "act"." Audiences reacted strongly to the song. She married fellow vaudeville singer William "Pa" Rainey in 1904, billing herself from that point as "Ma" Rainey. The pair toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels as "Rainey & Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues", singing a mix of blues and popular songs. In 1912, she took the young Bessie Smith into the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, trained her, and worked with her until Smith left in 1915. Also known, though less discussed, is the fact that she was bisexual. She was arrested in Chicago in 1925 for hosting an 'indecent party' with a room full of semi-naked women. Rainey celebrated the lesbian lifestyle in "Prove It On Me Blues", but hid behind a cross-dressing man-hating persona that was quite distinct from her regular public image: In most of her songs, Ma projected herself as a passionate and often mistreated lover of men. In private, her preference was for young men. The poet Sterling Brown tells of approaching her as a fan with the musicologist John Work. She immediately propositioned them as she was having trouble with her young musicians. Brown wrote a moving poem about Ma Rainey and her huge popularity with Southern audiences. Ma Rainey was already a veteran performer with decades of touring in African-American shows in the U.S. Southern States when she made her first recordings in 1923. Rainey signed with Paramount Records and, between 1923 and 1928, she recorded 100 songs, including the classics "C.C. Rider" (aka "See See Rider") and "Jelly Bean Blues", the humorous "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", and the deep blues "Bo Weavil Blues". In her career, Rainey was backed by such noted jazz musicians as cornet players Louis Armstrong and Tommy Ladnier, pianists Fletcher Henderson and Lovie Austin, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, and clarinetist Buster Bailey. Rainey recorded two vocal duets with Papa Charlie Jackson in 1928, which proved to be her last recordings; Paramount terminated her contract soon afterwards, claiming that her material had gone out of fashion. Rainey's career dried up in the 1930s--as did the career of just about every other classic female blues singers of the previous decade. But her earnings were enough that she was able to retire from performing in 1933. -
3:31MA RAINEY - See See Rider Blues - 1925
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3:13Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Black Eye Blues (1930)
Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Black Eye Blues (1930)Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Black Eye Blues (1930)
Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia. She was the second of five children of Thomas and Ellanée Pridgett, from Alabama. She had at least two brothers and a sister. She came onto the performance scene at a talent show in Columbus, Georgia when she was 12–14 years old. Around 1902 she was first exposed to blues music,They sang and danced together in Black minstrel shows, and for several years toured with F.S. Wolcott's Rabbit Foot Minstrels. Wintering in New Orleans, she met musicians including Joe King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Pops Foster. Blues music increased in popularity and Ma Rainey became well known. Around this time, Rainey hi met Bessie Smith, a young blues singer who was also making a name for herself. A story later developed that Rainey kidnapped Smith, making her join the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, and teaching her to sing the blues. This was disputed by Smith's sister in law Maud Smith. From the late 1910s, there was an increasing demand for recordings by black musicians. In 1920, Mamie Smith was the first black woman to record a record. In 1923, Rainey signed a recording contract with Paramount, and in December she made her first eight recordings in Chicago. She made more than 100 more over the next five years, which brought her fame beyond the South. Paramount marketed her extensively, calling her "the Mother of the Blues", "the Songbird of the South", "the Gold-Neck Woman of the Blues" and "the Paramount Wildcat". In 1924 she made some recordings with Louis Armstrong, including Jelly Bean Blues, Countin the Blues and See, See Rider". In 1924 she embarked on a tour of the Theater Owners Booking Association throughout the South and Midwestern United States, singing both for black and white audiences. She was accompanied by bandleader and pianist Thomas Dorsey, and the band he assembled called the Wildcats Jazz Band which included Eddie Pollack, Gabriel Washington, Albert Wynn and David Nelson. They began their tour with an appearance in Chicago in April 1924 and continued, on and off, until 1928. Dorsey left the group in 1926 due to ill health and was replaced as pianist by Lillian Hardaway Henderson, the wife of Rainey's cornetist Fletcher Henderson, who became the band's leader. Towards the end of the 1920s, live vaudeville went into decline, being replaced by radio and recordings. Rainey's career was not immediately affected. She continued recording with Paramount and earned enough money touring to buy a bus with her name on it. In 1928, she worked with Dorsey again and recording 20 songs, before Paramount finished her contract. Her style of blues was no longer considered fashionable by the label. In 1935 Rainey returned to her hometown, Columbus, Georgia, where she ran two theaters, until her death from a heart attack in 1939 in Rome, Georgia. In 1983, Ma Rainey was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Black Eye Blues (1930) -
2:39Ma Rainey - Mini Bio
Ma Rainey - Mini BioMa Rainey - Mini Bio
A short biography Ma Rainey, the composer and performer known as "The Mother of the Blues. Rainey's raw delivery landed her a record deal and her own show. Subscribe for more Mini Bios: http://bit.ly/1avbyjK From pianists to presidents, learn it all in our Mini Bios playlist: http://bit.ly/1dM6ts3 See what else happened on Ma Rainey's birthday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NHvX-Sk-Rg Check out more bios and full episodes: http://bit.ly/1ebOUOC Like the official Biography Channel Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/1g3yj3U Follow Biography Channel on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1ar0RNv Check out exclusive content on Google+: http://bit.ly/163BpLz Don't miss out on great merchandise: http://bit.ly/GIrftp -
2:39Ma Rainey - Prove It On Me Blues (1928)
Ma Rainey - Prove It On Me Blues (1928)Ma Rainey - Prove It On Me Blues (1928)
Ma Rainey's "Prove It On Me Blues," 1928 Gertrude "Ma" Rainey's Amazing Resistance Anthem by Jonathan Ned Katz Unique in pre-Stonewall American history is an assertive song of lesbian self-affirmation and defiance, "Prove It on Me Blues." Written, performed, and recorded in 1928 by the famous early blues singer Ma Rainey, this extraordinary song of resistance features a woman-loving woman who proclaims her sexual interest in females and challenges the world to "prove it on me." Sung in the first person by Rainey in the character of a collar-and-tie-wearing, man-disdaining butch, "Prove It on Me Blues" is a rare and wonderful rebel anthem. How did the amazing "Prove It on Me Blues" come to be written and recorded? The answer is found in Mother of the Blues by Sandra Lieb (University of Massachusetts Press, 1981), the major study of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey and her work. "There is strong evidence," writes Lieb, who interviewed a number of Rainey's coworkers, "to indicate that Ma Rainey ... was bisexual." In 1925, just three years before she recorded "Prove It on Me Blues," Rainey was reportedly arrested when Chicago police raided a wild party, catching Ma and the chorines from her show in a state of undress. Blues singer Bessie Smith is said to have bailed Rainey out of jail, and the bisexual Smith is the only alleged lover of Rainey's who is specifically named by Lieb. Advertisement for "Prove It On Me" To what extent was Rainey, the person, identified with the character who sings "Prove It on Me Blues"? Surprisingly, the illustration and text of the record company's original 1928 ad for "Prove It on Me Blues" explicitly links the performer Rainey and the singer-narrator of "Prove It on Me Blues" strongly links Ma Rainey wtth the bull dyke character whose song she sang. The ad pictures a large woman in a collar and tie, tailored suit jacket, and masculine-looking hat and vest, talking to two slender women in femme drag; a policeman watches. The ad's text, which identifies the large woman in the illustration as Rainey, coyly asks: " What's all this? Scandal? Maybe so, but you wouldn't have thought of it ". But look at that cop watching her! What does it all mean? But "Ma" just sings "Prove It on Me." Ma Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. Ma Rainey - Prove It On Me Blues (1928)
'Ma Rainey' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
Ma Rainey's Lesbian Licks (2007)
Actors: Robert Philipson (director), Donny Koontz (actor), Michael Robinson (actor), Ronnie Stewart (actor), Tia Carroll (actress),
Genres: Music, Short,Rainey, Ma Filmography
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1978, role: actress , character name: Herself
Famous quotes by Ma Rainey:
"They hear it come out, but they don't know how it got there. They don't understand that's life's way of talking. You don't sing to feel better. You sing 'cause that's a way of understanding life."
"White folks hear the blues come out, but they don't know how it got there."
Ma Rainey
ALBUMS
- Mother of the Blues released: 2007
- Madam Gertrude "Ma" Rainey 1923-1928 released: 1997
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom released: 1990
- Countin' the Blues released:
- Nothing but the Blues released:
- Ma Rainey released:
Mother of the Blues
Released 2007- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Bad Luck Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Bo-Weavil Blues (take 1)
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Bo-Weavil Blues (take 2)
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Barrel House Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Those All Night Long Blues (take 1)
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Those All Night Long Blues (take 2)
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Moonshine Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Last Minute Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Southern Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Walking Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Lost Wandering Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Dream Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Honey, Where You Been So Long
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Ya-Da-Do (take 1)
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Ya-Da-Do (take 2)
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Those Dogs of Mine
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Lucky Rock Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen South Bound Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Lawd, Send Me a Man Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Ma Rainey's Mystery Record
Madam Gertrude "Ma" Rainey 1923-1928
Released 1997- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Blues Oh Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Oh Papa Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Big Boy Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Damper Down Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen "Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Hellish Rag
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Ice Bag Papa
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Black Cat Hoot Owl Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Prove It on Me Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Daddy Goodbye Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Black Eye Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Don't Fish in My Sea
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Weepin' Woman Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Broken Soul Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Mountain Jack Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Stack O'Lee Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Wringing and Twisting Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Jelly Bean Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen See See Rider Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Booze and Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen "Ma" Rainey's Mystery Record
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Lawd Send Me a Man Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Honey Where You Been So Long?
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Walking Blues
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Released 1990- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Oh Papa Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Black Eye Blues (take 1)
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen "Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Booze and Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Blues Oh Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Sleep Talking Blues (take 1)
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Lucky Rock Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Georgia Cake Walk
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Don't Fish in My Sea
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Stack O' Lee Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Shave 'em Dry Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Yonder Come the Blues (take 1)
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Screech Owl Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Farewell Daddy Blues
Countin' the Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Countin' the Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Shave 'em Dry
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Farewell Daddy
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Oh My Babe Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Jealousy Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Sissy Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Soon This Morning
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Don't Fish in My Sea
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Georgia Cake Walk
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen New Boll Weevil Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Moonshine Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Ice Bag Papa
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Black Cat Hoot Owl Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Log Camp Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Hear Me Talking to You
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Hustlin' Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Prove It on Me Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Victim of the Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Travelling Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Deep Moaning Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Ma and Pa Poorhouse Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Big Feeling Blues
Nothing but the Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Stormy Sea Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Night Time Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Explaning the Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Army Camp Harmony Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Countin' the Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Cell Bound Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Shave 'em Dry Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Toad Frog Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Farewell Daddy Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Jealous Hearted Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Jelly Bean Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Rough and Tumble Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Goodbye Daddy Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Lousiana Hoo Doo Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen See See Rider Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Booze and Blues
Ma Rainey
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Jealous Hearted Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen See See Rider Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Jelly Bean Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Countin' the Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Slave to the Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Chain Gang Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Bessemer Bound Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Wringin' and Twistin' Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Mountain Jack Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Trust No Man
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Morning Hour Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen New Boweavil Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Black Cat, Hoot Owl Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Hear Me Talking to You
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Prove It on Me
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Victim of the Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Sleep Talking Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Blame It on the Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Daddy, Goodbye Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Sweet Rough Man
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Black Eye Blues
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Leavin' This Morning
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Runaway Blues
Born: 1886-04-26
Died: 1939-12-22
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Deep Moaning Blues (Ma Rainey, 1928) Jazz Legend
http://www.ragtimeguitare.com/ Complete ragtime, jazz & blues guitar repertoire. Deep Moaning Blues (1928) MA RAINEY acc. by The Tub Jug Washboard Band (Georgia Tom Dorsey, piano) (Martell Pettiford, banjo) (Herman Brown, tub dm) (Carl Reid, jazzhorn, jug)
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Gertrude Ma Rainey - Grandes maestros del blues 11.wmv
01. BLUES OH BLUES (G. Rainey) 02. OH PAPA BLUES (Herbert -- Russell) 03. BIG BOYS BLUES (G. Rainey) 04. DAMPER DOWN BLUES (G. Rainey) 05. "MA" RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM (G. Rainey) 06. HELLISH RAG (Unknow) 07. ICE BAG PAPA (Unknow) 08. BLACK CAT HOOT OWL BLUES (Dorsey -- Rainey) 09. PROVE IT ON ME BLUES (G. Rainey) 10. DADDY GOODBYE BLUES (G. Rainey) 11. BLACK EYE BLUES (T. A. Dorsey) 12. DON'T FISH IN MY SEA (Rainey -- Smith) 13. WEEPIN' WOMAN BLUES (Rainey -- Smith) 14. BROKEN SOUL BLUES (H. S. Parham) 15. MOUNTAIN JACK BLUES (S. Harris) 16. STACK O' LEE BLUES (Taylor -- Williams) 17. WRINGING AND TWISTING BLUES (P. Carter) 18. JELLY BEAN BLUES (Rainey -- Arant) 19. SEE SEE RIDER BLUES (Rainey -- Arant) 20. BOOZE AND BLUES (J. G. Suddoth) 21. "MA" RAINEY MYSTERY RECORD (Dorsey -- Early) 22....
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Ma Rainey - 'Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey - 'Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom from Ma Rainey Mother Of The Blues (1965) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infriight Dinging. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use
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Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Booze And Blues"
„Booze And Blues" (M. Rainey) Recorded: New York , October 15 1924 'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band Ma Rainey (vcl), Howard Scott (cn), Charlie Green (tb), Don Redman (c), Fletcher Henderson (p), Kaiser Marshall (d) Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers. Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville ...
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Black Eye Blues (1930)
Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia. She was the second of five children of Thomas and Ellanée Pridgett, from Alabama. She had at least two brothers and a sister. She came onto the performance scene at a talent show in Columbus, Georgia when she was 12–14 years old. Around 1902 she was first exposed to blues music,They sang and danced together in Black minstrel shows, and for several years toured with F.S. Wolcott's Rabbit Foot Minstrels. Wintering in New Orleans, she met musicians including Joe King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Pops Foster. Blues music inc...
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Ma Rainey - Mini Bio
A short biography Ma Rainey, the composer and performer known as "The Mother of the Blues. Rainey's raw delivery landed her a record deal and her own show. Subscribe for more Mini Bios: http://bit.ly/1avbyjK From pianists to presidents, learn it all in our Mini Bios playlist: http://bit.ly/1dM6ts3 See what else happened on Ma Rainey's birthday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NHvX-Sk-Rg Check out more bios and full episodes: http://bit.ly/1ebOUOC Like the official Biography Channel Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/1g3yj3U Follow Biography Channel on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1ar0RNv Check out exclusive content on Google+: http://bit.ly/163BpLz Don't miss out on great merchandise: http://bit.ly/GIrftp
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Ma Rainey - Prove It On Me Blues (1928)
Ma Rainey's "Prove It On Me Blues," 1928 Gertrude "Ma" Rainey's Amazing Resistance Anthem by Jonathan Ned Katz Unique in pre-Stonewall American history is an assertive song of lesbian self-affirmation and defiance, "Prove It on Me Blues." Written, performed, and recorded in 1928 by the famous early blues singer Ma Rainey, this extraordinary song of resistance features a woman-loving woman who proclaims her sexual interest in females and challenges the world to "prove it on me." Sung in the first person by Rainey in the character of a collar-and-tie-wearing, man-disdaining butch, "Prove It on Me Blues" is a rare and wonderful rebel anthem. How did the amazing "Prove It on Me Blues" come to be written and recorded? The answer is found in Mother of the Blues by Sandra Lieb (University of M...
published: 16 Mar 2013
Deep Moaning Blues (Ma Rainey, 1928) Jazz Legend
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http://www.ragtimeguitare.com/ Complete ragtime, jazz & blues guitar repertoire.
Deep Moaning Blues (1928) MA RAINEY
acc. by The Tub Jug Washboard Band (Geor...
http://www.ragtimeguitare.com/ Complete ragtime, jazz & blues guitar repertoire.
Deep Moaning Blues (1928) MA RAINEY
acc. by The Tub Jug Washboard Band (Georgia Tom Dorsey, piano) (Martell Pettiford, banjo) (Herman Brown, tub dm) (Carl Reid, jazzhorn, jug)
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http://www.ragtimeguitare.com/ Complete ragtime, jazz & blues guitar repertoire.
Deep Moaning Blues (1928) MA RAINEY
acc. by The Tub Jug Washboard Band (Georgia Tom Dorsey, piano) (Martell Pettiford, banjo) (Herman Brown, tub dm) (Carl Reid, jazzhorn, jug)
- published: 04 Jun 2009
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Gertrude Ma Rainey - Grandes maestros del blues 11.wmv
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- Duration: 72:10
- Updated: 30 Aug 2012
- views: 14440
01. BLUES OH BLUES (G. Rainey)
02. OH PAPA BLUES (Herbert -- Russell)
03. BIG BOYS BLUES (G. Rainey)
04. DAMPER DOWN BLUES (G. Rainey)
05. "MA" RAINEY'S BLACK B...
01. BLUES OH BLUES (G. Rainey)
02. OH PAPA BLUES (Herbert -- Russell)
03. BIG BOYS BLUES (G. Rainey)
04. DAMPER DOWN BLUES (G. Rainey)
05. "MA" RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM (G. Rainey)
06. HELLISH RAG (Unknow)
07. ICE BAG PAPA (Unknow)
08. BLACK CAT HOOT OWL BLUES (Dorsey -- Rainey)
09. PROVE IT ON ME BLUES (G. Rainey)
10. DADDY GOODBYE BLUES (G. Rainey)
11. BLACK EYE BLUES (T. A. Dorsey)
12. DON'T FISH IN MY SEA (Rainey -- Smith)
13. WEEPIN' WOMAN BLUES (Rainey -- Smith)
14. BROKEN SOUL BLUES (H. S. Parham)
15. MOUNTAIN JACK BLUES (S. Harris)
16. STACK O' LEE BLUES (Taylor -- Williams)
17. WRINGING AND TWISTING BLUES (P. Carter)
18. JELLY BEAN BLUES (Rainey -- Arant)
19. SEE SEE RIDER BLUES (Rainey -- Arant)
20. BOOZE AND BLUES (J. G. Suddoth)
21. "MA" RAINEY MYSTERY RECORD (Dorsey -- Early)
22. LAWD SEND ME A MAN BLUES (G. Rainey)
23. HONEY WHERE YOU BEEN SO LONG? (T. Delaney)
24. WALKING BLUES (Rainey -- Austin)
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01. BLUES OH BLUES (G. Rainey)
02. OH PAPA BLUES (Herbert -- Russell)
03. BIG BOYS BLUES (G. Rainey)
04. DAMPER DOWN BLUES (G. Rainey)
05. "MA" RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM (G. Rainey)
06. HELLISH RAG (Unknow)
07. ICE BAG PAPA (Unknow)
08. BLACK CAT HOOT OWL BLUES (Dorsey -- Rainey)
09. PROVE IT ON ME BLUES (G. Rainey)
10. DADDY GOODBYE BLUES (G. Rainey)
11. BLACK EYE BLUES (T. A. Dorsey)
12. DON'T FISH IN MY SEA (Rainey -- Smith)
13. WEEPIN' WOMAN BLUES (Rainey -- Smith)
14. BROKEN SOUL BLUES (H. S. Parham)
15. MOUNTAIN JACK BLUES (S. Harris)
16. STACK O' LEE BLUES (Taylor -- Williams)
17. WRINGING AND TWISTING BLUES (P. Carter)
18. JELLY BEAN BLUES (Rainey -- Arant)
19. SEE SEE RIDER BLUES (Rainey -- Arant)
20. BOOZE AND BLUES (J. G. Suddoth)
21. "MA" RAINEY MYSTERY RECORD (Dorsey -- Early)
22. LAWD SEND ME A MAN BLUES (G. Rainey)
23. HONEY WHERE YOU BEEN SO LONG? (T. Delaney)
24. WALKING BLUES (Rainey -- Austin)
- published: 30 Aug 2012
- views: 14440
Ma Rainey - 'Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom
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- Duration: 5:59
- Updated: 23 Nov 2009
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Ma Rainey - 'Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom from Ma Rainey Mother Of The Blues (1965)
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Ma Rainey - 'Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom from Ma Rainey Mother Of The Blues (1965)
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Ma Rainey - 'Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom from Ma Rainey Mother Of The Blues (1965)
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- published: 23 Nov 2009
- views: 88307
"Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom - "Ma" Rainey
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- Duration: 3:12
- Updated: 05 Apr 2014
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Since I couldn't find a complete audio recording of this song on You Tube, I uploaded my own. Enjoy!
Since I couldn't find a complete audio recording of this song on You Tube, I uploaded my own. Enjoy!
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Trust No Man
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- Duration: 2:32
- Updated: 07 Nov 2010
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Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Booze And Blues"
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- Duration: 3:19
- Updated: 21 Jul 2008
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„Booze And Blues"
(M. Rainey)
Recorded: New York , October 15 1924
'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band
Ma Rainey (vcl), Howard Scott (cn), Charlie Green (tb)...
„Booze And Blues"
(M. Rainey)
Recorded: New York , October 15 1924
'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band
Ma Rainey (vcl), Howard Scott (cn), Charlie Green (tb), Don Redman (c), Fletcher Henderson (p), Kaiser Marshall (d)
Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers.
Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. After hearing a blues song at a theater in St. Louis, Missouri, sung by a local girl in 1902, she started performing in a blues style. She claimed at that time that she was the one who coined the name "blues" for the style that she specialized in.
In the one known interview she did, Rainey told the following story, In 1902 "a girl from town... came to the tent one morning and began to sing about the "man" who left her. The song was so strange and poignant that it attracted much attention,and Rainey learned the song fron the visitor, and used it soon afterwards in her "act"." Audiences reacted strongly to the song.
She married fellow vaudeville singer William "Pa" Rainey in 1904, billing herself from that point as "Ma" Rainey. The pair toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels as "Rainey & Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues", singing a mix of blues and popular songs. In 1912, she took the young Bessie Smith into the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, trained her, and worked with her until Smith left in 1915.
Also known, though less discussed, is the fact that she was bisexual. She was arrested in Chicago in 1925 for hosting an 'indecent party' with a room full of semi-naked women. Rainey celebrated the lesbian lifestyle in "Prove It On Me Blues", but hid behind a cross-dressing man-hating persona that was quite distinct from her regular public image:
In most of her songs, Ma projected herself as a passionate and often mistreated lover of men. In private, her preference was for young men. The poet Sterling Brown tells of approaching her as a fan with the musicologist John Work. She immediately propositioned them as she was having trouble with her young musicians. Brown wrote a moving poem about Ma Rainey and her huge popularity with Southern audiences.
Ma Rainey was already a veteran performer with decades of touring in African-American shows in the U.S. Southern States when she made her first recordings in 1923. Rainey signed with Paramount Records and, between 1923 and 1928, she recorded 100 songs, including the classics "C.C. Rider" (aka "See See Rider") and "Jelly Bean Blues", the humorous "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", and the deep blues "Bo Weavil Blues". In her career, Rainey was backed by such noted jazz musicians as cornet players Louis Armstrong and Tommy Ladnier, pianists Fletcher Henderson and Lovie Austin, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, and clarinetist Buster Bailey. Rainey recorded two vocal duets with Papa Charlie Jackson in 1928, which proved to be her last recordings; Paramount terminated her contract soon afterwards, claiming that her material had gone out of fashion.
Rainey's career dried up in the 1930s--as did the career of just about every other classic female blues singers of the previous decade. But her earnings were enough that she was able to retire from performing in 1933.
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„Booze And Blues"
(M. Rainey)
Recorded: New York , October 15 1924
'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band
Ma Rainey (vcl), Howard Scott (cn), Charlie Green (tb), Don Redman (c), Fletcher Henderson (p), Kaiser Marshall (d)
Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers.
Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. After hearing a blues song at a theater in St. Louis, Missouri, sung by a local girl in 1902, she started performing in a blues style. She claimed at that time that she was the one who coined the name "blues" for the style that she specialized in.
In the one known interview she did, Rainey told the following story, In 1902 "a girl from town... came to the tent one morning and began to sing about the "man" who left her. The song was so strange and poignant that it attracted much attention,and Rainey learned the song fron the visitor, and used it soon afterwards in her "act"." Audiences reacted strongly to the song.
She married fellow vaudeville singer William "Pa" Rainey in 1904, billing herself from that point as "Ma" Rainey. The pair toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels as "Rainey & Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues", singing a mix of blues and popular songs. In 1912, she took the young Bessie Smith into the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, trained her, and worked with her until Smith left in 1915.
Also known, though less discussed, is the fact that she was bisexual. She was arrested in Chicago in 1925 for hosting an 'indecent party' with a room full of semi-naked women. Rainey celebrated the lesbian lifestyle in "Prove It On Me Blues", but hid behind a cross-dressing man-hating persona that was quite distinct from her regular public image:
In most of her songs, Ma projected herself as a passionate and often mistreated lover of men. In private, her preference was for young men. The poet Sterling Brown tells of approaching her as a fan with the musicologist John Work. She immediately propositioned them as she was having trouble with her young musicians. Brown wrote a moving poem about Ma Rainey and her huge popularity with Southern audiences.
Ma Rainey was already a veteran performer with decades of touring in African-American shows in the U.S. Southern States when she made her first recordings in 1923. Rainey signed with Paramount Records and, between 1923 and 1928, she recorded 100 songs, including the classics "C.C. Rider" (aka "See See Rider") and "Jelly Bean Blues", the humorous "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", and the deep blues "Bo Weavil Blues". In her career, Rainey was backed by such noted jazz musicians as cornet players Louis Armstrong and Tommy Ladnier, pianists Fletcher Henderson and Lovie Austin, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, and clarinetist Buster Bailey. Rainey recorded two vocal duets with Papa Charlie Jackson in 1928, which proved to be her last recordings; Paramount terminated her contract soon afterwards, claiming that her material had gone out of fashion.
Rainey's career dried up in the 1930s--as did the career of just about every other classic female blues singers of the previous decade. But her earnings were enough that she was able to retire from performing in 1933.
- published: 21 Jul 2008
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MA RAINEY - See See Rider Blues - 1925
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- Duration: 3:31
- Updated: 10 Jan 2009
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Here is a 1941 'United Hot Club of America' reissue of Ma Rainey and her Georgia Jazz Band performing See See Rider Blues, originally recorded in October, 1925....
Here is a 1941 'United Hot Club of America' reissue of Ma Rainey and her Georgia Jazz Band performing See See Rider Blues, originally recorded in October, 1925. Enjoy!
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Black Eye Blues (1930)
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- Duration: 3:13
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such sin...
Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues.
Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia. She was the second of five children of Thomas and Ellanée Pridgett, from Alabama. She had at least two brothers and a sister. She came onto the performance scene at a talent show in Columbus, Georgia when she was 12–14 years old. Around 1902 she was first exposed to blues music,They sang and danced together in Black minstrel shows, and for several years toured with F.S. Wolcott's Rabbit Foot Minstrels. Wintering in New Orleans, she met musicians including Joe King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Pops Foster. Blues music increased in popularity and Ma Rainey became well known.
Around this time, Rainey hi met Bessie Smith, a young blues singer who was also making a name for herself. A story later developed that Rainey kidnapped Smith, making her join the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, and teaching her to sing the blues. This was disputed by Smith's sister in law Maud Smith. From the late 1910s, there was an increasing demand for recordings by black musicians.
In 1920, Mamie Smith was the first black woman to record a record. In 1923, Rainey signed a recording contract with Paramount, and in December she made her first eight recordings in Chicago. She made more than 100 more over the next five years, which brought her fame beyond the South. Paramount marketed her extensively, calling her "the Mother of the Blues", "the Songbird of the South", "the Gold-Neck Woman of the Blues" and "the Paramount Wildcat". In 1924 she made some recordings with Louis Armstrong, including Jelly Bean Blues, Countin the Blues and See, See Rider".
In 1924 she embarked on a tour of the Theater Owners Booking Association throughout the South and Midwestern United States, singing both for black and white audiences. She was accompanied by bandleader and pianist Thomas Dorsey, and the band he assembled called the Wildcats Jazz Band which included Eddie Pollack, Gabriel Washington, Albert Wynn and David Nelson. They began their tour with an appearance in Chicago in April 1924 and continued, on and off, until 1928. Dorsey left the group in 1926 due to ill health and was replaced as pianist by Lillian Hardaway Henderson, the wife of Rainey's cornetist Fletcher Henderson, who became the band's leader.
Towards the end of the 1920s, live vaudeville went into decline, being replaced by radio and recordings. Rainey's career was not immediately affected. She continued recording with Paramount and earned enough money touring to buy a bus with her name on it. In 1928, she worked with Dorsey again and recording 20 songs, before Paramount finished her contract. Her style of blues was no longer considered fashionable by the label.
In 1935 Rainey returned to her hometown, Columbus, Georgia, where she ran two theaters, until her death from a heart attack in 1939 in Rome, Georgia.
In 1983, Ma Rainey was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Black Eye Blues (1930)
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues.
Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia. She was the second of five children of Thomas and Ellanée Pridgett, from Alabama. She had at least two brothers and a sister. She came onto the performance scene at a talent show in Columbus, Georgia when she was 12–14 years old. Around 1902 she was first exposed to blues music,They sang and danced together in Black minstrel shows, and for several years toured with F.S. Wolcott's Rabbit Foot Minstrels. Wintering in New Orleans, she met musicians including Joe King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Pops Foster. Blues music increased in popularity and Ma Rainey became well known.
Around this time, Rainey hi met Bessie Smith, a young blues singer who was also making a name for herself. A story later developed that Rainey kidnapped Smith, making her join the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, and teaching her to sing the blues. This was disputed by Smith's sister in law Maud Smith. From the late 1910s, there was an increasing demand for recordings by black musicians.
In 1920, Mamie Smith was the first black woman to record a record. In 1923, Rainey signed a recording contract with Paramount, and in December she made her first eight recordings in Chicago. She made more than 100 more over the next five years, which brought her fame beyond the South. Paramount marketed her extensively, calling her "the Mother of the Blues", "the Songbird of the South", "the Gold-Neck Woman of the Blues" and "the Paramount Wildcat". In 1924 she made some recordings with Louis Armstrong, including Jelly Bean Blues, Countin the Blues and See, See Rider".
In 1924 she embarked on a tour of the Theater Owners Booking Association throughout the South and Midwestern United States, singing both for black and white audiences. She was accompanied by bandleader and pianist Thomas Dorsey, and the band he assembled called the Wildcats Jazz Band which included Eddie Pollack, Gabriel Washington, Albert Wynn and David Nelson. They began their tour with an appearance in Chicago in April 1924 and continued, on and off, until 1928. Dorsey left the group in 1926 due to ill health and was replaced as pianist by Lillian Hardaway Henderson, the wife of Rainey's cornetist Fletcher Henderson, who became the band's leader.
Towards the end of the 1920s, live vaudeville went into decline, being replaced by radio and recordings. Rainey's career was not immediately affected. She continued recording with Paramount and earned enough money touring to buy a bus with her name on it. In 1928, she worked with Dorsey again and recording 20 songs, before Paramount finished her contract. Her style of blues was no longer considered fashionable by the label.
In 1935 Rainey returned to her hometown, Columbus, Georgia, where she ran two theaters, until her death from a heart attack in 1939 in Rome, Georgia.
In 1983, Ma Rainey was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Black Eye Blues (1930)
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Ma Rainey - Mini Bio
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A short biography Ma Rainey, the composer and performer known as "The Mother of the Blues. Rainey's raw delivery landed her a record deal and her own show.
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Ma Rainey - Prove It On Me Blues (1928)
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Ma Rainey's "Prove It On Me Blues," 1928
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey's Amazing Resistance Anthem
by Jonathan Ned Katz
Unique in pre-Stonewall American history is an a...
Ma Rainey's "Prove It On Me Blues," 1928
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey's Amazing Resistance Anthem
by Jonathan Ned Katz
Unique in pre-Stonewall American history is an assertive song of lesbian self-affirmation and defiance, "Prove It on Me Blues." Written, performed, and recorded in 1928 by the famous early blues singer Ma Rainey, this extraordinary song of resistance features a woman-loving woman who proclaims her sexual interest in females and challenges the world to "prove it on me."
Sung in the first person by Rainey in the character of a collar-and-tie-wearing, man-disdaining butch, "Prove It on Me Blues" is a rare and wonderful rebel anthem.
How did the amazing "Prove It on Me Blues" come to be written and recorded? The answer is found in Mother of the Blues by Sandra Lieb (University of Massachusetts Press, 1981), the major study of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey and her work.
"There is strong evidence," writes Lieb, who interviewed a number of Rainey's coworkers, "to indicate that Ma Rainey ... was bisexual."
In 1925, just three years before she recorded "Prove It on Me Blues," Rainey was reportedly arrested when Chicago police raided a wild party, catching Ma and the chorines from her show in a state of undress. Blues singer Bessie Smith is said to have bailed Rainey out of jail, and the bisexual Smith is the only alleged lover of Rainey's who is specifically named by Lieb.
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To what extent was Rainey, the person, identified with the character who sings "Prove It on Me Blues"? Surprisingly, the illustration and text of the record company's original 1928 ad for "Prove It on Me Blues" explicitly links the performer Rainey and the singer-narrator of "Prove It on Me Blues" strongly links Ma Rainey wtth the bull dyke character whose song she sang.
The ad pictures a large woman in a collar and tie, tailored suit jacket, and masculine-looking hat and vest, talking to two slender women in femme drag; a policeman watches. The ad's text, which identifies the large woman in the illustration as Rainey, coyly asks: " What's all this? Scandal? Maybe so, but you wouldn't have thought of it ". But look at that cop watching her! What does it all mean? But "Ma" just sings "Prove It on Me."
Ma Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues.
Ma Rainey - Prove It On Me Blues (1928)
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Ma Rainey's "Prove It On Me Blues," 1928
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey's Amazing Resistance Anthem
by Jonathan Ned Katz
Unique in pre-Stonewall American history is an assertive song of lesbian self-affirmation and defiance, "Prove It on Me Blues." Written, performed, and recorded in 1928 by the famous early blues singer Ma Rainey, this extraordinary song of resistance features a woman-loving woman who proclaims her sexual interest in females and challenges the world to "prove it on me."
Sung in the first person by Rainey in the character of a collar-and-tie-wearing, man-disdaining butch, "Prove It on Me Blues" is a rare and wonderful rebel anthem.
How did the amazing "Prove It on Me Blues" come to be written and recorded? The answer is found in Mother of the Blues by Sandra Lieb (University of Massachusetts Press, 1981), the major study of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey and her work.
"There is strong evidence," writes Lieb, who interviewed a number of Rainey's coworkers, "to indicate that Ma Rainey ... was bisexual."
In 1925, just three years before she recorded "Prove It on Me Blues," Rainey was reportedly arrested when Chicago police raided a wild party, catching Ma and the chorines from her show in a state of undress. Blues singer Bessie Smith is said to have bailed Rainey out of jail, and the bisexual Smith is the only alleged lover of Rainey's who is specifically named by Lieb.
Advertisement for "Prove It On Me"
To what extent was Rainey, the person, identified with the character who sings "Prove It on Me Blues"? Surprisingly, the illustration and text of the record company's original 1928 ad for "Prove It on Me Blues" explicitly links the performer Rainey and the singer-narrator of "Prove It on Me Blues" strongly links Ma Rainey wtth the bull dyke character whose song she sang.
The ad pictures a large woman in a collar and tie, tailored suit jacket, and masculine-looking hat and vest, talking to two slender women in femme drag; a policeman watches. The ad's text, which identifies the large woman in the illustration as Rainey, coyly asks: " What's all this? Scandal? Maybe so, but you wouldn't have thought of it ". But look at that cop watching her! What does it all mean? But "Ma" just sings "Prove It on Me."
Ma Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues.
Ma Rainey - Prove It On Me Blues (1928)
- published: 16 Mar 2013
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"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," Live in The Greene Space
http://www.thegreenespace.org/ Ebony Jo-Ann performs in the title role of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," part of The Greene Space's historic series recording all 10 plays in August Wilson's American Century Cycle. Learn more about the series here: http://bit.ly/15pAJmL This reading was presented on August 26, 2013 and was directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Featuring George Morfogen, Tuck Milligan, Charles Weldon, Clarke Peters, Harvy Blanks, Larry Gilliard, Ebony Jo-Ann, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Lucas Caleb Rooney and Jonathan Majors. With original music by Grammy-nominated composer Bill Sims, Jr.
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Ma Rainey - Moonshine Blues (1927)
Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She was born as Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia. She came onto the performance scene at a talent show in Columbus, Georgia when she was 12–14 years old. Around 1902 she was first exposed to blues music,They sang and danced together in Black minstrel shows, and for several years toured with F.S. Wolcott's Rabbit Foot Minstrels. Wintering in New Orleans, she met musicians including Joe King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Pops Foster. Blues music increased in popularity and Ma Rainey became well known. Around this time, Rainey hi met Bessie Smith, a young b...
published: 27 Jan 2015 -
Ma Rainey (Biography) | Wild Women of Song
In this episode of "Pamela Rose presents Wild Women of Song," Pamela discusses the story of the "Mother of the Blues" - Ma Rainey. A fascinating talent who, through her songwriting, helped create the persona of the Classic Blues Woman...earthy, real, and delightfully flawed. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to Wild Women of Song! New videos every WILD Wednesday! http://www.wildwomenofsong.com http://www.facebook.com/wildwomenofsong http://www.twitter.com/wildwomenofsong ABOUT THE SHOW: "Pamela Rose presents Wild Women of Song" is a captivating video showpiece celebrating the lives, times and music of the women songwriters of the Tin Pan Alley era. Host Pamela Rose features a new segment every WILD Wednesday! Look out for photo archives, fascinating facts, and some guest appearances in our weekly ep...
published: 22 Aug 2012 -
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Betta Blues Society (Ma Rainey Cover) - Live @ Argini e Margini
Dal live del 6 Giugno 2015 a Argini e Margini (Pisa) per la presentazione di "Roots". Il secondo album dei Betta Blues Society è uscito per l'etichetta "Il Popolo del Blues" e distribuito da "Audioglobe". Vuoi acquistare Roots? CD: www.audioglobe.it/disk.php?code=8028621000218 DIGITALE: itunes.apple.com/it/album/roots/id997910533 Contatti: Facebook.com/bettabluessociety Ilpopolodelblues.com Riprese a cura di Giuseppe La Rosa, Barbara Buldrassi, Irene Poli Montaggio a cura di Mojitofilm.com Audio Mix a cura di Ernesto Fontanella presso La Tana Studio
published: 22 Aug 2015 -
Bessie Character Spot: Mo'Nique "Ma Rainey" (HBO Films)
Subscribe to the HBO YouTube: http://itsh.bo/10qIqsj HBO Films presents Bessie, focusing on legendary blues singer Bessie Smith, Saturday, May 16 at 8PM. Connect with Bessie: http://BessieTheMovie.com http://Facebook.com/BessieTheMovie Connect with HBO Online Find HBO on Facebook: http://Facebook.com/HBO Follow @HBO on Twitter: http://Twitter.com/HBO Find HBO on Youtube: http://Youtube.com/HBO Find HBO Official Site: http://HBO.com Find HBO Connect: http://Connect.hbo.com Find HBO GO: http://HBOGO.com Find HBO on Instagram: http://Instagram.com/hbo Find HBO on Foursquare: http://Foursquare.com/hbo Check out other HBO Channels HBO: http://www.youtube.com/hbo Game of Thrones: http://www.youtube.com/GameofThrones True Blood: http://www.youtube.com/trueblood HBO Sports: http://www.youtub...
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Ma Rainey's Dream Blues (1924)
Ma Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. Gertrude Pridgett was born in Columbus, Georgia. She was the second of five children of Thomas and Ellanée Pridgett, from Alabama. She had at least two brothers and a sister. She came onto the performance scene at a talent show in Columbus, Georgia when she was 12-14 years old. Around 1902 she was first exposed to blues music,They sang and danced together in Black minstrel shows, and for several years toured with F.S. Wolcott's Rabbit Foot Minstrels. Wintering in New Orleans, she met musicians including Joe King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Pops Foster. Blues music incre...
published: 30 Aug 2013
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," Live in The Greene Space
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- Duration: 3:02
- Updated: 12 Sep 2013
- views: 6601
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Ebony Jo-Ann performs in the title role of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," part of The Greene Space's historic series recording all 1...
http://www.thegreenespace.org/
Ebony Jo-Ann performs in the title role of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," part of The Greene Space's historic series recording all 10 plays in August Wilson's American Century Cycle.
Learn more about the series here: http://bit.ly/15pAJmL
This reading was presented on August 26, 2013 and was directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Featuring George Morfogen, Tuck Milligan, Charles Weldon, Clarke Peters, Harvy Blanks, Larry Gilliard, Ebony Jo-Ann, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Lucas Caleb Rooney and Jonathan Majors. With original music by Grammy-nominated composer Bill Sims, Jr.
wn.com/Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Live In The Greene Space
http://www.thegreenespace.org/
Ebony Jo-Ann performs in the title role of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," part of The Greene Space's historic series recording all 10 plays in August Wilson's American Century Cycle.
Learn more about the series here: http://bit.ly/15pAJmL
This reading was presented on August 26, 2013 and was directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Featuring George Morfogen, Tuck Milligan, Charles Weldon, Clarke Peters, Harvy Blanks, Larry Gilliard, Ebony Jo-Ann, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Lucas Caleb Rooney and Jonathan Majors. With original music by Grammy-nominated composer Bill Sims, Jr.
- published: 12 Sep 2013
- views: 6601
Ma Rainey - Moonshine Blues (1927)
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- Duration: 2:53
- Updated: 27 Jan 2015
- views: 2673
Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such sin...
Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues.
She was born as Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia. She came onto the performance scene at a talent show in Columbus, Georgia when she was 12–14 years old. Around 1902 she was first exposed to blues music,They sang and danced together in Black minstrel shows, and for several years toured with F.S. Wolcott's Rabbit Foot Minstrels. Wintering in New Orleans, she met musicians including Joe King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Pops Foster. Blues music increased in popularity and Ma Rainey became well known.
Around this time, Rainey hi met Bessie Smith, a young blues singer who was also making a name for herself. A story later developed that Rainey kidnapped Smith, making her join the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, and teaching her to sing the blues. This was disputed by Smith's sister in law Maud Smith. From the late 1910s, there was an increasing demand for recordings by black musicians.
In 1920, Mamie Smith was the first black woman to record a record. In 1923, Rainey signed a recording contract with Paramount, and in December she made her first eight recordings in Chicago. She made more than 100 more over the next five years, which brought her fame beyond the South. Paramount marketed her extensively, calling her "the Mother of the Blues", "the Songbird of the South", "the Gold-Neck Woman of the Blues" and "the Paramount Wildcat". In 1924 she made some recordings with Louis Armstrong, including Jelly Bean Blues, Countin the Blues and See, See Rider".
In 1924 she embarked on a tour of the Theater Owners Booking Association throughout the South and Midwestern United States, singing both for black and white audiences. She was accompanied by bandleader and pianist Thomas Dorsey, and the band he assembled called the Wildcats Jazz Band which included Eddie Pollack, Gabriel Washington, Albert Wynn and David Nelson. They began their tour with an appearance in Chicago in April 1924 and continued, on and off, until 1928. Dorsey left the group in 1926 due to ill health and was replaced as pianist by Lillian Hardaway Henderson, the wife of Rainey's cornetist Fletcher Henderson, who became the band's leader.
Towards the end of the 1920s, live vaudeville went into decline, being replaced by radio and recordings. Rainey's career was not immediately affected. She continued recording with Paramount and earned enough money touring to buy a bus with her name on it. In 1928, she worked with Dorsey again and recording 20 songs, before Paramount finished her contract. Her style of blues was no longer considered fashionable by the label.
In 1935 Rainey returned to her hometown, Columbus, Georgia, where she ran two theaters, until her death from a heart attack in 1939 in Rome, Georgia.
In 1983, Ma Rainey was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
Ma Rainey - Moonshine Blues (1927)
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues.
She was born as Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia. She came onto the performance scene at a talent show in Columbus, Georgia when she was 12–14 years old. Around 1902 she was first exposed to blues music,They sang and danced together in Black minstrel shows, and for several years toured with F.S. Wolcott's Rabbit Foot Minstrels. Wintering in New Orleans, she met musicians including Joe King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Pops Foster. Blues music increased in popularity and Ma Rainey became well known.
Around this time, Rainey hi met Bessie Smith, a young blues singer who was also making a name for herself. A story later developed that Rainey kidnapped Smith, making her join the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, and teaching her to sing the blues. This was disputed by Smith's sister in law Maud Smith. From the late 1910s, there was an increasing demand for recordings by black musicians.
In 1920, Mamie Smith was the first black woman to record a record. In 1923, Rainey signed a recording contract with Paramount, and in December she made her first eight recordings in Chicago. She made more than 100 more over the next five years, which brought her fame beyond the South. Paramount marketed her extensively, calling her "the Mother of the Blues", "the Songbird of the South", "the Gold-Neck Woman of the Blues" and "the Paramount Wildcat". In 1924 she made some recordings with Louis Armstrong, including Jelly Bean Blues, Countin the Blues and See, See Rider".
In 1924 she embarked on a tour of the Theater Owners Booking Association throughout the South and Midwestern United States, singing both for black and white audiences. She was accompanied by bandleader and pianist Thomas Dorsey, and the band he assembled called the Wildcats Jazz Band which included Eddie Pollack, Gabriel Washington, Albert Wynn and David Nelson. They began their tour with an appearance in Chicago in April 1924 and continued, on and off, until 1928. Dorsey left the group in 1926 due to ill health and was replaced as pianist by Lillian Hardaway Henderson, the wife of Rainey's cornetist Fletcher Henderson, who became the band's leader.
Towards the end of the 1920s, live vaudeville went into decline, being replaced by radio and recordings. Rainey's career was not immediately affected. She continued recording with Paramount and earned enough money touring to buy a bus with her name on it. In 1928, she worked with Dorsey again and recording 20 songs, before Paramount finished her contract. Her style of blues was no longer considered fashionable by the label.
In 1935 Rainey returned to her hometown, Columbus, Georgia, where she ran two theaters, until her death from a heart attack in 1939 in Rome, Georgia.
In 1983, Ma Rainey was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
Ma Rainey - Moonshine Blues (1927)
- published: 27 Jan 2015
- views: 2673
Ma Rainey (Biography) | Wild Women of Song
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- Duration: 5:25
- Updated: 22 Aug 2012
- views: 6535
In this episode of "Pamela Rose presents Wild Women of Song," Pamela discusses the story of the "Mother of the Blues" - Ma Rainey. A fascinating talent who, thr...
In this episode of "Pamela Rose presents Wild Women of Song," Pamela discusses the story of the "Mother of the Blues" - Ma Rainey. A fascinating talent who, through her songwriting, helped create the persona of the Classic Blues Woman...earthy, real, and delightfully flawed.
Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to Wild Women of Song! New videos every WILD Wednesday!
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ABOUT THE SHOW:
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With dramatic projected images, and superb storytelling, Rose artfully delivers a cultural retrospective while treating the audience to a wonderful live jazz and blues concert.
Pamela Rose presents Wild Women of Song has performed to capacity audiences at Performing Arts Centers, Jazz Clubs and Festivals, Non-Profit Fundraisers and Educational Centers from Los Angeles to London.
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In this episode of "Pamela Rose presents Wild Women of Song," Pamela discusses the story of the "Mother of the Blues" - Ma Rainey. A fascinating talent who, through her songwriting, helped create the persona of the Classic Blues Woman...earthy, real, and delightfully flawed.
Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to Wild Women of Song! New videos every WILD Wednesday!
http://www.wildwomenofsong.com
http://www.facebook.com/wildwomenofsong
http://www.twitter.com/wildwomenofsong
ABOUT THE SHOW:
"Pamela Rose presents Wild Women of Song" is a captivating video showpiece celebrating the lives, times and music of the women songwriters of the Tin Pan Alley era. Host Pamela Rose features a new segment every WILD Wednesday! Look out for photo archives, fascinating facts, and some guest appearances in our weekly episodes!
WILD WOMEN OF SONG LIVE CONCERT:
With dramatic projected images, and superb storytelling, Rose artfully delivers a cultural retrospective while treating the audience to a wonderful live jazz and blues concert.
Pamela Rose presents Wild Women of Song has performed to capacity audiences at Performing Arts Centers, Jazz Clubs and Festivals, Non-Profit Fundraisers and Educational Centers from Los Angeles to London.
For bookings, contact Matt Beasley (Lumina Music Group): matt@luminamusicgroup.com
"Pamela Rose presents Wild Women of Song" is produced by Reimagined Studios - providing talent and fans with substantial social media! http://www.reimaginedstudios.com
- published: 22 Aug 2012
- views: 6535
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Betta Blues Society (Ma Rainey Cover) - Live @ Argini e Margini
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- Duration: 3:24
- Updated: 22 Aug 2015
- views: 325
Dal live del 6 Giugno 2015 a Argini e Margini (Pisa) per la presentazione di "Roots".
Il secondo album dei Betta Blues Society è uscito per l'etichetta "Il Pop...
Dal live del 6 Giugno 2015 a Argini e Margini (Pisa) per la presentazione di "Roots".
Il secondo album dei Betta Blues Society è uscito per l'etichetta "Il Popolo del Blues" e distribuito da "Audioglobe".
Vuoi acquistare Roots?
CD: www.audioglobe.it/disk.php?code=8028621000218
DIGITALE: itunes.apple.com/it/album/roots/id997910533
Contatti:
Facebook.com/bettabluessociety
Ilpopolodelblues.com
Riprese a cura di Giuseppe La Rosa, Barbara Buldrassi, Irene Poli
Montaggio a cura di Mojitofilm.com
Audio Mix a cura di Ernesto Fontanella presso La Tana Studio
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Dal live del 6 Giugno 2015 a Argini e Margini (Pisa) per la presentazione di "Roots".
Il secondo album dei Betta Blues Society è uscito per l'etichetta "Il Popolo del Blues" e distribuito da "Audioglobe".
Vuoi acquistare Roots?
CD: www.audioglobe.it/disk.php?code=8028621000218
DIGITALE: itunes.apple.com/it/album/roots/id997910533
Contatti:
Facebook.com/bettabluessociety
Ilpopolodelblues.com
Riprese a cura di Giuseppe La Rosa, Barbara Buldrassi, Irene Poli
Montaggio a cura di Mojitofilm.com
Audio Mix a cura di Ernesto Fontanella presso La Tana Studio
- published: 22 Aug 2015
- views: 325
Bessie Character Spot: Mo'Nique "Ma Rainey" (HBO Films)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:21
- Updated: 13 Mar 2015
- views: 48847
Subscribe to the HBO YouTube: http://itsh.bo/10qIqsj
HBO Films presents Bessie, focusing on legendary blues singer Bessie Smith, Saturday, May 16 at 8PM.
Conn...
Subscribe to the HBO YouTube: http://itsh.bo/10qIqsj
HBO Films presents Bessie, focusing on legendary blues singer Bessie Smith, Saturday, May 16 at 8PM.
Connect with Bessie:
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- published: 13 Mar 2015
- views: 48847
Ma Rainey's Dream Blues (1924)
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- Duration: 2:42
- Updated: 30 Aug 2013
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Ma Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to rec...
Ma Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues.
Gertrude Pridgett was born in Columbus, Georgia. She was the second of five children of Thomas and Ellanée Pridgett, from Alabama. She had at least two brothers and a sister. She came onto the performance scene at a talent show in Columbus, Georgia when she was 12-14 years old. Around 1902 she was first exposed to blues music,They sang and danced together in Black minstrel shows, and for several years toured with F.S. Wolcott's Rabbit Foot Minstrels. Wintering in New Orleans, she met musicians including Joe King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Pops Foster. Blues music increased in popularity and Ma Rainey became well known.
Around this time, Rainey hi met Bessie Smith, a young blues singer who was also making a name for herself. A story later developed that Rainey kidnapped Smith, making her join the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, and teaching her to sing the blues. This was disputed by Smith's sister in law Maud Smith. From the late 1910s, there was an increasing demand for recordings by black musicians.
In 1920, Mamie Smith was the first black woman to record a record. In 1923, Rainey signed a recording contract with Paramount, and in December she made her first eight recordings in Chicago. She made more than 100 more over the next five years, which brought her fame beyond the South. Paramount marketed her extensively, calling her "the Mother of the Blues", "the Songbird of the South", "the Gold-Neck Woman of the Blues" and "the Paramount Wildcat". In 1924 she made some recordings with Louis Armstrong, including Jelly Bean Blues, Countin the Blues and See, See Rider".
In 1924 she embarked on a tour of the Theater Owners Booking Association throughout the South and Midwestern United States, singing both for black and white audiences. She was accompanied by bandleader and pianist Thomas Dorsey, and the band he assembled called the Wildcats Jazz Band which included Eddie Pollack, Gabriel Washington, Albert Wynn and David Nelson. They began their tour with an appearance in Chicago in April 1924 and continued, on and off, until 1928. Dorsey left the group in 1926 due to ill health and was replaced as pianist by Lillian Hardaway Henderson, the wife of Rainey's cornetist Fletcher Henderson, who became the band's leader.
Towards the end of the 1920s, live vaudeville went into decline, being replaced by radio and recordings. Rainey's career was not immediately affected. She continued recording with Paramount and earned enough money touring to buy a bus with her name on it. In 1928, she worked with Dorsey again and recording 20 songs, before Paramount finished her contract. Her style of blues was no longer considered fashionable by the label.
In 1935 Rainey returned to her hometown, Columbus, Georgia, where she ran two theaters, until her death from a heart attack in 1939 in Rome, Georgia.
In 1983, Ma Rainey was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
Ma Rainey's Dream Blues (1924)
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Ma Rainey (April 26,1886 - Dec.22,1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues.
Gertrude Pridgett was born in Columbus, Georgia. She was the second of five children of Thomas and Ellanée Pridgett, from Alabama. She had at least two brothers and a sister. She came onto the performance scene at a talent show in Columbus, Georgia when she was 12-14 years old. Around 1902 she was first exposed to blues music,They sang and danced together in Black minstrel shows, and for several years toured with F.S. Wolcott's Rabbit Foot Minstrels. Wintering in New Orleans, she met musicians including Joe King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Pops Foster. Blues music increased in popularity and Ma Rainey became well known.
Around this time, Rainey hi met Bessie Smith, a young blues singer who was also making a name for herself. A story later developed that Rainey kidnapped Smith, making her join the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, and teaching her to sing the blues. This was disputed by Smith's sister in law Maud Smith. From the late 1910s, there was an increasing demand for recordings by black musicians.
In 1920, Mamie Smith was the first black woman to record a record. In 1923, Rainey signed a recording contract with Paramount, and in December she made her first eight recordings in Chicago. She made more than 100 more over the next five years, which brought her fame beyond the South. Paramount marketed her extensively, calling her "the Mother of the Blues", "the Songbird of the South", "the Gold-Neck Woman of the Blues" and "the Paramount Wildcat". In 1924 she made some recordings with Louis Armstrong, including Jelly Bean Blues, Countin the Blues and See, See Rider".
In 1924 she embarked on a tour of the Theater Owners Booking Association throughout the South and Midwestern United States, singing both for black and white audiences. She was accompanied by bandleader and pianist Thomas Dorsey, and the band he assembled called the Wildcats Jazz Band which included Eddie Pollack, Gabriel Washington, Albert Wynn and David Nelson. They began their tour with an appearance in Chicago in April 1924 and continued, on and off, until 1928. Dorsey left the group in 1926 due to ill health and was replaced as pianist by Lillian Hardaway Henderson, the wife of Rainey's cornetist Fletcher Henderson, who became the band's leader.
Towards the end of the 1920s, live vaudeville went into decline, being replaced by radio and recordings. Rainey's career was not immediately affected. She continued recording with Paramount and earned enough money touring to buy a bus with her name on it. In 1928, she worked with Dorsey again and recording 20 songs, before Paramount finished her contract. Her style of blues was no longer considered fashionable by the label.
In 1935 Rainey returned to her hometown, Columbus, Georgia, where she ran two theaters, until her death from a heart attack in 1939 in Rome, Georgia.
In 1983, Ma Rainey was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
Ma Rainey's Dream Blues (1924)
- published: 30 Aug 2013
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Gertrude Ma Rainey Mother of The Blues
Gretrude Pridget "Ma Rainey". American treasure. Classic Blues Singer. Icon. Ma Rainey has gotten little to no recognition by the mainstream community over the years. She is the least mentioned for a woman who has made such a major contribution to music. In speaking with various people about Ma Rainey, most were unfamiliar with her. They don't quite have a mental image of her, no reference point in film, TV, pint or media… Strangely, nearly all had heard of Bessie Smith which I found curious considering Ma was Bessie’s mentor. My surmise led me on a mission to tell her story. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a...
published: 18 Oct 2014 -
Gertrude Malissa Pridgett ('Ma'' Rainey) Full Double Album Vinyl
Gertrude Madame ( 'Ma' Rainey) - April 26, 1886 ( Columbus, Georgia) - December 22, 1939 (Rome, Georgia) - Full Double Album Vinyl 1923 - 1928 - 1) Barrel House Blues - 2) Jealous Herted Blues - 3) See See Rider Blues - 4) Jelly Bean Blues - 5) Countin' The Blues - 6) Slave To The Blues - 7) Chain Gang Blues - 8) Bessemer Bound Blues - 9) Wringin' And Twistin' Blues - 10) Mountain Jack Blues - 11) Trust No Man - 12) Morning Hour Blues - 13) Dead Drunk Blues - 14) Blues Oh Blues - 15) Gone Daddy Blues - 16) Oh Papa Blues - 17) Slow Driving Moan - 18) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - 19) New Boweavil Blues - 20) Moonshine Blues - 21) Black Cat , Hoot Owl Blues - 22) Hear Me Talking To You - 23) Prove It On Me Blue - 24) Victim Of The Blues - 25) Deep Moanin' Blues - 26) Sleep Talking Blues - 27) ...
published: 01 Jul 2015 -
Ma Rainey star Theresa Merritt interviewed by Rian Keating, 1985
I first saw her as the star of the sitcom, "That's My Mama," but Ms. Merritt had a long theatrical career from being picked by Billy Rose for the original production "Carmen Jones' to being nominated for a Tony the year we did this for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and she referred to her competition as "Stockyard Channing." This is raw footage; today I would have very different questions.
published: 31 Jan 2015 -
The Blues Kitchen Jukebox: Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues
Subscribe for your daily dose of Blues, Rock and Soul: http://bit.ly/1CUmw2x Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, the undisputed “Mother of the Blues”, was the most popular blues singer/songwriter of the 1920’s and sang for more than 20 years before her recording debut in 1923. Considered to be the first woman to introduce blues into her performances, she recorded 100 songs in the six year span of her career as a recording artist and even established her own entertainment company in 1917. With a legacy that continues to influence generations of musicians, she’s been honoured by the Blues Foundation’s Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBluesKitc... Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theblueskitchen Keep an ...
published: 18 Feb 2016 -
REVIEW: Mo'Nique BETTERS: Latifah's: Bessie Smith
Mo'Nique steals scenes from Latifah in the HBO Bessie Smith Movie. Mo'Nique's Ma Rainey gets jealous of Bessie Smith, and soon as she becomes competition for the stage. For Carol Denise Mitchell Books on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Carol-Denise-Mitchell/e/B002UM9FKW Go to link below to Buy the Michael Jackson Book http://cdmbooks.com/page2 Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/suzy1493 Follow me on Facebook at Link Below https://www.facebook.com/caroldenise.mitchell.5 CD Mitchell Wikipedia Page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jhdean Write to the author directly: cdmbooks@aol.com
published: 17 May 2015 -
"Streetwalking Blues" Stash Various 78rpm Jazz Compilation FULL ALBUM
This being another cool compilation of provocative 78 rpm sides: 0:00 Memphis Minnie "Hustlin' Woman Blues " 2:54 Maggie Jones "Good Time Flat Blues" 6:04 Virginia Liston "I've Got What It Takes" 9:21 Lil Johnson "New Shave 'Em Dry" 12:27 Sam Theard "She Skuffles That Ruff" 15:25 Billie Pierce "I'm In The Racket" 18:46 C. Williams "Street Walkin' Blues" 21:37 Lonnie Johnson "Crowin' Rooster Blues" 24:17 Georgia White "Walking In The Street" 26:48 Ma Rainey "Hustlin' Blues" 29:25 Clara Smith "Kitchen Mechanic Blues" 32:48 Irene Scruggs "Must Get Mine In Front" 35:17 Bertha "Chippie" Hill "Street Walker Blues" 39:07 Lucille Bogan "Shave 'Em Dry" This original longplay record album was released in the USA as ST-117 by Stash in 1979, and is part of my personal collection. I...
published: 11 Mar 2015 -
Performance (Working In The Theatre #93)
The panel of Broadway actors - Matthew Broderick ("Biloxi Blues"), Jim Dale ("Joe Egg"), Charles S. Dutton ("Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"), Rosemary Harris ('Pack of Lies"), Glenda Jackson ("Strange Interlude"), and theatrical agent Lionel Larner - discuss how they left their various layman jobs to begin performing, their audition experiences, how they became involved in their current productions, what they look for in an agent, how they obtained one, and the role of an agent. Originally taped - April, 1985 An acclaimed fixture on New York television and in the theatre community for 30 years, the American Theatre Wing's "Working in the Theatre" offers an unprecedented forum for the meeting of theatrical minds. For more visit: http://www.americantheatrewing.org
published: 22 Nov 2013 -
Ma Rainy - Live at River City - Ft. Wayne, IN - 8/24/96
published: 02 Jun 2013 -
August Wilson Talk Series: Music and Dance
From Ma Rainey's Black Bottom to Fences to Seven Guitars, August Wilson's work is built on musicality and movement, both literally and poetically. Dramatists, scholars and historians of dance and music will consider the playwright's American Century Cycle in relation to these aesthetics. WQXR's Terrance McKnight will explore the polyrhythmic framework of these two performance aesthetics in a discussion with choreographer/dancer Ken Robeson, who choreographed Signature Theatre's 2006 production of Seven Guitars and Bill Sims Jr., renowned American blues musician and composer of original music for Wilson's Seven Guitars and Jitney.
published: 07 Sep 2013
Gertrude Ma Rainey Mother of The Blues
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- Duration: 34:40
- Updated: 18 Oct 2014
- views: 16127
Gretrude Pridget "Ma Rainey".
American treasure.
Classic Blues Singer.
Icon.
Ma Rainey has gotten little to no recognition by the mainstream community ove...
Gretrude Pridget "Ma Rainey".
American treasure.
Classic Blues Singer.
Icon.
Ma Rainey has gotten little to no recognition by the mainstream community over the years. She is the least mentioned for a woman who has made such a major contribution to music. In speaking with various people about Ma Rainey, most were unfamiliar with her. They don't quite have a mental image of her, no reference point in film, TV, pint or media… Strangely, nearly all had heard of Bessie Smith which I found curious considering Ma was Bessie’s mentor. My surmise led me on a mission to tell her story.
"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
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Gretrude Pridget "Ma Rainey".
American treasure.
Classic Blues Singer.
Icon.
Ma Rainey has gotten little to no recognition by the mainstream community over the years. She is the least mentioned for a woman who has made such a major contribution to music. In speaking with various people about Ma Rainey, most were unfamiliar with her. They don't quite have a mental image of her, no reference point in film, TV, pint or media… Strangely, nearly all had heard of Bessie Smith which I found curious considering Ma was Bessie’s mentor. My surmise led me on a mission to tell her story.
"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
- published: 18 Oct 2014
- views: 16127
Gertrude Malissa Pridgett ('Ma'' Rainey) Full Double Album Vinyl
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 102:28
- Updated: 01 Jul 2015
- views: 3192
Gertrude Madame ( 'Ma' Rainey) - April 26, 1886 ( Columbus, Georgia) - December 22, 1939 (Rome, Georgia) - Full Double Album Vinyl 1923 - 1928 - 1) Barrel Hous...
Gertrude Madame ( 'Ma' Rainey) - April 26, 1886 ( Columbus, Georgia) - December 22, 1939 (Rome, Georgia) - Full Double Album Vinyl 1923 - 1928 - 1) Barrel House Blues - 2) Jealous Herted Blues - 3) See See Rider Blues - 4) Jelly Bean Blues - 5) Countin' The Blues - 6) Slave To The Blues - 7) Chain Gang Blues - 8) Bessemer Bound Blues - 9) Wringin' And Twistin' Blues - 10) Mountain Jack Blues - 11) Trust No Man - 12) Morning Hour Blues - 13) Dead Drunk Blues - 14) Blues Oh Blues - 15) Gone Daddy Blues - 16) Oh Papa Blues - 17) Slow Driving Moan - 18) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - 19) New Boweavil Blues - 20) Moonshine Blues - 21) Black Cat , Hoot Owl Blues - 22) Hear Me Talking To You - 23) Prove It On Me Blue - 24) Victim Of The Blues - 25) Deep Moanin' Blues - 26) Sleep Talking Blues - 27) Tough Luck Blues - 28) Blame It On The Blues - 29) Daddy, Goodbye Blues - 30) Sweet Rough Man - 31) Black Eye Blues - 32) Leavin' This Morning - 33) Runaway Blues - 34) Yonder Come The Blues - 35) Lucky Rock Blues - - Accompanied By - T.Ladnier, H.Scott, S. Clay, J.Smith, (cn) - L. Armstrong, (tp) - C.Green, K.Ory (tb) - B.Bailey, J.O'Bryant (cl) - C.Hawkins, C.Harris (ts) - F.Henderson, L.Ausin, G. Tom'' Dorsey C.Hopkins (pn) - C.Dixon, (bj) - B.Blake, (gt) - T.Red ( gt, kz) - J.Bertrand (xy) K.Marshall (dm) - G 'Ma'' Rainey (voc)
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Gertrude Madame ( 'Ma' Rainey) - April 26, 1886 ( Columbus, Georgia) - December 22, 1939 (Rome, Georgia) - Full Double Album Vinyl 1923 - 1928 - 1) Barrel House Blues - 2) Jealous Herted Blues - 3) See See Rider Blues - 4) Jelly Bean Blues - 5) Countin' The Blues - 6) Slave To The Blues - 7) Chain Gang Blues - 8) Bessemer Bound Blues - 9) Wringin' And Twistin' Blues - 10) Mountain Jack Blues - 11) Trust No Man - 12) Morning Hour Blues - 13) Dead Drunk Blues - 14) Blues Oh Blues - 15) Gone Daddy Blues - 16) Oh Papa Blues - 17) Slow Driving Moan - 18) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - 19) New Boweavil Blues - 20) Moonshine Blues - 21) Black Cat , Hoot Owl Blues - 22) Hear Me Talking To You - 23) Prove It On Me Blue - 24) Victim Of The Blues - 25) Deep Moanin' Blues - 26) Sleep Talking Blues - 27) Tough Luck Blues - 28) Blame It On The Blues - 29) Daddy, Goodbye Blues - 30) Sweet Rough Man - 31) Black Eye Blues - 32) Leavin' This Morning - 33) Runaway Blues - 34) Yonder Come The Blues - 35) Lucky Rock Blues - - Accompanied By - T.Ladnier, H.Scott, S. Clay, J.Smith, (cn) - L. Armstrong, (tp) - C.Green, K.Ory (tb) - B.Bailey, J.O'Bryant (cl) - C.Hawkins, C.Harris (ts) - F.Henderson, L.Ausin, G. Tom'' Dorsey C.Hopkins (pn) - C.Dixon, (bj) - B.Blake, (gt) - T.Red ( gt, kz) - J.Bertrand (xy) K.Marshall (dm) - G 'Ma'' Rainey (voc)
- published: 01 Jul 2015
- views: 3192
Ma Rainey star Theresa Merritt interviewed by Rian Keating, 1985
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- Duration: 23:23
- Updated: 31 Jan 2015
- views: 386
I first saw her as the star of the sitcom, "That's My Mama," but Ms. Merritt had a long theatrical career from being picked by Billy Rose for the original produ...
I first saw her as the star of the sitcom, "That's My Mama," but Ms. Merritt had a long theatrical career from being picked by Billy Rose for the original production "Carmen Jones' to being nominated for a Tony the year we did this for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and she referred to her competition as "Stockyard Channing." This is raw footage; today I would have very different questions.
wn.com/Ma Rainey Star Theresa Merritt Interviewed By Rian Keating, 1985
I first saw her as the star of the sitcom, "That's My Mama," but Ms. Merritt had a long theatrical career from being picked by Billy Rose for the original production "Carmen Jones' to being nominated for a Tony the year we did this for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and she referred to her competition as "Stockyard Channing." This is raw footage; today I would have very different questions.
- published: 31 Jan 2015
- views: 386
The Blues Kitchen Jukebox: Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 72:10
- Updated: 18 Feb 2016
- views: 716
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Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, the undisputed “Mother of the Blues”, was the most popular b...
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Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, the undisputed “Mother of the Blues”, was the most popular blues singer/songwriter of the 1920’s and sang for more than 20 years before her recording debut in 1923. Considered to be the first woman to introduce blues into her performances, she recorded 100 songs in the six year span of her career as a recording artist and even established her own entertainment company in 1917. With a legacy that continues to influence generations of musicians, she’s been honoured by the Blues Foundation’s Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, the undisputed “Mother of the Blues”, was the most popular blues singer/songwriter of the 1920’s and sang for more than 20 years before her recording debut in 1923. Considered to be the first woman to introduce blues into her performances, she recorded 100 songs in the six year span of her career as a recording artist and even established her own entertainment company in 1917. With a legacy that continues to influence generations of musicians, she’s been honoured by the Blues Foundation’s Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBluesKitc...
Follow us on Twitter:
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Keep an eye on our listings for live gigs:
http://theblueskitchen.com/shoreditch...
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- published: 18 Feb 2016
- views: 716
REVIEW: Mo'Nique BETTERS: Latifah's: Bessie Smith
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 25:09
- Updated: 17 May 2015
- views: 1496
Mo'Nique steals scenes from Latifah in the HBO Bessie Smith Movie. Mo'Nique's Ma Rainey gets jealous of Bessie Smith, and soon as she becomes competition for th...
Mo'Nique steals scenes from Latifah in the HBO Bessie Smith Movie. Mo'Nique's Ma Rainey gets jealous of Bessie Smith, and soon as she becomes competition for the stage.
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Mo'Nique steals scenes from Latifah in the HBO Bessie Smith Movie. Mo'Nique's Ma Rainey gets jealous of Bessie Smith, and soon as she becomes competition for the stage.
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- published: 17 May 2015
- views: 1496
"Streetwalking Blues" Stash Various 78rpm Jazz Compilation FULL ALBUM
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 42:31
- Updated: 11 Mar 2015
- views: 5857
This being another cool compilation of provocative 78 rpm sides:
0:00 Memphis Minnie "Hustlin' Woman Blues "
2:54 Maggie Jones "Good Time Flat Blues"
6:04 Vir...
This being another cool compilation of provocative 78 rpm sides:
0:00 Memphis Minnie "Hustlin' Woman Blues "
2:54 Maggie Jones "Good Time Flat Blues"
6:04 Virginia Liston "I've Got What It Takes"
9:21 Lil Johnson "New Shave 'Em Dry"
12:27 Sam Theard "She Skuffles That Ruff"
15:25 Billie Pierce "I'm In The Racket"
18:46 C. Williams "Street Walkin' Blues"
21:37 Lonnie Johnson "Crowin' Rooster Blues"
24:17 Georgia White "Walking In The Street"
26:48 Ma Rainey "Hustlin' Blues"
29:25 Clara Smith "Kitchen Mechanic Blues"
32:48 Irene Scruggs "Must Get Mine In Front"
35:17 Bertha "Chippie" Hill "Street Walker Blues"
39:07 Lucille Bogan "Shave 'Em Dry"
This original longplay record album was released in the USA as ST-117 by Stash in 1979, and is part of my personal collection. I ripped its contents for my enjoyment and created this video hoping to share it with others who appreciate hard-to-find and obscure music. Should the current copyright holders require its removal from this site I will comply.
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.
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This being another cool compilation of provocative 78 rpm sides:
0:00 Memphis Minnie "Hustlin' Woman Blues "
2:54 Maggie Jones "Good Time Flat Blues"
6:04 Virginia Liston "I've Got What It Takes"
9:21 Lil Johnson "New Shave 'Em Dry"
12:27 Sam Theard "She Skuffles That Ruff"
15:25 Billie Pierce "I'm In The Racket"
18:46 C. Williams "Street Walkin' Blues"
21:37 Lonnie Johnson "Crowin' Rooster Blues"
24:17 Georgia White "Walking In The Street"
26:48 Ma Rainey "Hustlin' Blues"
29:25 Clara Smith "Kitchen Mechanic Blues"
32:48 Irene Scruggs "Must Get Mine In Front"
35:17 Bertha "Chippie" Hill "Street Walker Blues"
39:07 Lucille Bogan "Shave 'Em Dry"
This original longplay record album was released in the USA as ST-117 by Stash in 1979, and is part of my personal collection. I ripped its contents for my enjoyment and created this video hoping to share it with others who appreciate hard-to-find and obscure music. Should the current copyright holders require its removal from this site I will comply.
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.
- published: 11 Mar 2015
- views: 5857
Performance (Working In The Theatre #93)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 88:52
- Updated: 22 Nov 2013
- views: 403
The panel of Broadway actors - Matthew Broderick ("Biloxi Blues"), Jim Dale ("Joe Egg"), Charles S. Dutton ("Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"), Rosemary Harris ('Pack ...
The panel of Broadway actors - Matthew Broderick ("Biloxi Blues"), Jim Dale ("Joe Egg"), Charles S. Dutton ("Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"), Rosemary Harris ('Pack of Lies"), Glenda Jackson ("Strange Interlude"), and theatrical agent Lionel Larner - discuss how they left their various layman jobs to begin performing, their audition experiences, how they became involved in their current productions, what they look for in an agent, how they obtained one, and the role of an agent.
Originally taped - April, 1985
An acclaimed fixture on New York television and in the theatre community for 30 years, the American Theatre Wing's "Working in the Theatre" offers an unprecedented forum for the meeting of theatrical minds.
For more visit: http://www.americantheatrewing.org
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The panel of Broadway actors - Matthew Broderick ("Biloxi Blues"), Jim Dale ("Joe Egg"), Charles S. Dutton ("Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"), Rosemary Harris ('Pack of Lies"), Glenda Jackson ("Strange Interlude"), and theatrical agent Lionel Larner - discuss how they left their various layman jobs to begin performing, their audition experiences, how they became involved in their current productions, what they look for in an agent, how they obtained one, and the role of an agent.
Originally taped - April, 1985
An acclaimed fixture on New York television and in the theatre community for 30 years, the American Theatre Wing's "Working in the Theatre" offers an unprecedented forum for the meeting of theatrical minds.
For more visit: http://www.americantheatrewing.org
- published: 22 Nov 2013
- views: 403
Ma Rainy - Live at River City - Ft. Wayne, IN - 8/24/96
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 30:14
- Updated: 02 Jun 2013
- views: 214
- published: 02 Jun 2013
- views: 214
August Wilson Talk Series: Music and Dance
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- Duration: 66:08
- Updated: 07 Sep 2013
- views: 1625
From Ma Rainey's Black Bottom to Fences to Seven Guitars, August Wilson's work is built on musicality and movement, both literally and poetically.
Dramatists, ...
From Ma Rainey's Black Bottom to Fences to Seven Guitars, August Wilson's work is built on musicality and movement, both literally and poetically.
Dramatists, scholars and historians of dance and music will consider the playwright's American Century Cycle in relation to these aesthetics. WQXR's Terrance McKnight will explore the polyrhythmic framework of these two performance aesthetics in a discussion with choreographer/dancer Ken Robeson, who choreographed Signature Theatre's 2006 production of Seven Guitars and Bill Sims Jr., renowned American blues musician and composer of original music for Wilson's Seven Guitars and Jitney.
wn.com/August Wilson Talk Series Music And Dance
From Ma Rainey's Black Bottom to Fences to Seven Guitars, August Wilson's work is built on musicality and movement, both literally and poetically.
Dramatists, scholars and historians of dance and music will consider the playwright's American Century Cycle in relation to these aesthetics. WQXR's Terrance McKnight will explore the polyrhythmic framework of these two performance aesthetics in a discussion with choreographer/dancer Ken Robeson, who choreographed Signature Theatre's 2006 production of Seven Guitars and Bill Sims Jr., renowned American blues musician and composer of original music for Wilson's Seven Guitars and Jitney.
- published: 07 Sep 2013
- views: 1625
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Exclusive Interviews with Phylicia Rashad & The Cast Of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is currently captivating audiences at the Mark Taper Forum in downtown Los Angeles. Director Phylicia Rashad and her ensemble cast: Keith David, Glynn Turman, Damon Gupton, Jason Dirden and Lillias White speak exclusively to the L.A. Sentinel about the importance of continuing to produce August Wilson's plays for the enlightenment of a younger generation. -Bakewell Media- Danny J. Bakewell, Sr. - Executive Producer Brandon I. Brooks - Producer Zon D'Amour - Correspondent/Videographer/Editor
published: 01 Oct 2016 -
Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Louisiana Hoo Doo Blues"
„Louisiana Hoo Doo Blues" (M. Rainey) Recorded: Chicago , May, 1925 'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band Ma Rainey (vcl), George „Hooks" Tifford (sax), Thomas Dorsey (p), unknown (kazoo), Cedric Odorn (d) Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers. Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rab...
published: 21 Jul 2008 -
Mo'Nique Explains Why She's in 'Bessie': HBO Played Fair
Oscar winner Mo'Nique sat down with ET to discuss the rumor that she was blackballed in Hollywood, which she insists is a false idea started by Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels.
published: 21 Apr 2015 -
Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Shave 'Em Dry Blues"
Recorded: Chicago, August 1924 Guitar Duet, Possibly Milas Pruit and another. Sorry 'bout the quality, but . . . its over 80 years old, and I am happy to bring it that far Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers. Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. After hearing...
published: 16 Jul 2008 -
Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Rough And Tumble Blues"
„Rough And Tumble Blues" (M. Rainey) Recorded: Chicago , July, 1925 'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band Ma Rainey (vcl), Robert Taylor (cn), George „Hooks" Tifford (cl) (as), Thomas A. Dorsey (p), George Williams (bjo), Cedric Odom (d) Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers. Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a trav...
published: 21 Jul 2008 -
Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Goodbye Daddy Blues"
„Goodbye Daddy Blues" (M. Rainey) Recorded: Chicago , May, 1925 'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band Ma Rainey (vcl), George „Hooks" Tifford (cl) (cs), Thomas A. Dorsey (p), Swanee Whistler Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers. Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rabbit Foot Minst...
published: 21 Jul 2008
Exclusive Interviews with Phylicia Rashad & The Cast Of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:17
- Updated: 01 Oct 2016
- views: 909
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is currently captivating audiences at the Mark Taper Forum in downtown Los Angeles. Director Phylicia Rashad and her ensemble cast: K...
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is currently captivating audiences at the Mark Taper Forum in downtown Los Angeles. Director Phylicia Rashad and her ensemble cast: Keith David, Glynn Turman, Damon Gupton, Jason Dirden and Lillias White speak exclusively to the L.A. Sentinel about the importance of continuing to produce August Wilson's plays for the enlightenment of a younger generation.
-Bakewell Media-
Danny J. Bakewell, Sr. - Executive Producer
Brandon I. Brooks - Producer
Zon D'Amour - Correspondent/Videographer/Editor
wn.com/Exclusive Interviews With Phylicia Rashad The Cast Of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is currently captivating audiences at the Mark Taper Forum in downtown Los Angeles. Director Phylicia Rashad and her ensemble cast: Keith David, Glynn Turman, Damon Gupton, Jason Dirden and Lillias White speak exclusively to the L.A. Sentinel about the importance of continuing to produce August Wilson's plays for the enlightenment of a younger generation.
-Bakewell Media-
Danny J. Bakewell, Sr. - Executive Producer
Brandon I. Brooks - Producer
Zon D'Amour - Correspondent/Videographer/Editor
- published: 01 Oct 2016
- views: 909
Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Louisiana Hoo Doo Blues"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:01
- Updated: 21 Jul 2008
- views: 42347
„Louisiana Hoo Doo Blues"
(M. Rainey)
Recorded: Chicago , May, 1925
'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band
Ma Rainey (vcl), George „Hooks" Tifford (sax), Thomas...
„Louisiana Hoo Doo Blues"
(M. Rainey)
Recorded: Chicago , May, 1925
'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band
Ma Rainey (vcl), George „Hooks" Tifford (sax), Thomas Dorsey (p), unknown (kazoo), Cedric Odorn (d)
Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers.
Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. After hearing a blues song at a theater in St. Louis, Missouri, sung by a local girl in 1902, she started performing in a blues style. She claimed at that time that she was the one who coined the name "blues" for the style that she specialized in.
In the one known interview she did, Rainey told the following story, In 1902 "a girl from town... came to the tent one morning and began to sing about the "man" who left her. The song was so strange and poignant that it attracted much attention,and Rainey learned the song fron the visitor, and used it soon afterwards in her "act"." Audiences reacted strongly to the song.
She married fellow vaudeville singer William "Pa" Rainey in 1904, billing herself from that point as "Ma" Rainey. The pair toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels as "Rainey & Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues", singing a mix of blues and popular songs. In 1912, she took the young Bessie Smith into the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, trained her, and worked with her until Smith left in 1915.
Also known, though less discussed, is the fact that she was bisexual. She was arrested in Chicago in 1925 for hosting an 'indecent party' with a room full of semi-naked women. Rainey celebrated the lesbian lifestyle in "Prove It On Me Blues", but hid behind a cross-dressing man-hating persona that was quite distinct from her regular public image:
In most of her songs, Ma projected herself as a passionate and often mistreated lover of men. In private, her preference was for young men. The poet Sterling Brown tells of approaching her as a fan with the musicologist John Work. She immediately propositioned them as she was having trouble with her young musicians. Brown wrote a moving poem about Ma Rainey and her huge popularity with Southern audiences.
Ma Rainey was already a veteran performer with decades of touring in African-American shows in the U.S. Southern States when she made her first recordings in 1923. Rainey signed with Paramount Records and, between 1923 and 1928, she recorded 100 songs, including the classics "C.C. Rider" (aka "See See Rider") and "Jelly Bean Blues", the humorous "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", and the deep blues "Bo Weavil Blues". In her career, Rainey was backed by such noted jazz musicians as cornet players Louis Armstrong and Tommy Ladnier, pianists Fletcher Henderson and Lovie Austin, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, and clarinetist Buster Bailey. Rainey recorded two vocal duets with Papa Charlie Jackson in 1928, which proved to be her last recordings; Paramount terminated her contract soon afterwards, claiming that her material had gone out of fashion.
Rainey's career dried up in the 1930s--as did the career of just about every other classic female blues singers of the previous decade. But her earnings were enough that she was able to retire from performing in 1933.
wn.com/Roots Of Blues Ma Rainey „Louisiana Hoo Doo Blues
„Louisiana Hoo Doo Blues"
(M. Rainey)
Recorded: Chicago , May, 1925
'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band
Ma Rainey (vcl), George „Hooks" Tifford (sax), Thomas Dorsey (p), unknown (kazoo), Cedric Odorn (d)
Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers.
Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. After hearing a blues song at a theater in St. Louis, Missouri, sung by a local girl in 1902, she started performing in a blues style. She claimed at that time that she was the one who coined the name "blues" for the style that she specialized in.
In the one known interview she did, Rainey told the following story, In 1902 "a girl from town... came to the tent one morning and began to sing about the "man" who left her. The song was so strange and poignant that it attracted much attention,and Rainey learned the song fron the visitor, and used it soon afterwards in her "act"." Audiences reacted strongly to the song.
She married fellow vaudeville singer William "Pa" Rainey in 1904, billing herself from that point as "Ma" Rainey. The pair toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels as "Rainey & Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues", singing a mix of blues and popular songs. In 1912, she took the young Bessie Smith into the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, trained her, and worked with her until Smith left in 1915.
Also known, though less discussed, is the fact that she was bisexual. She was arrested in Chicago in 1925 for hosting an 'indecent party' with a room full of semi-naked women. Rainey celebrated the lesbian lifestyle in "Prove It On Me Blues", but hid behind a cross-dressing man-hating persona that was quite distinct from her regular public image:
In most of her songs, Ma projected herself as a passionate and often mistreated lover of men. In private, her preference was for young men. The poet Sterling Brown tells of approaching her as a fan with the musicologist John Work. She immediately propositioned them as she was having trouble with her young musicians. Brown wrote a moving poem about Ma Rainey and her huge popularity with Southern audiences.
Ma Rainey was already a veteran performer with decades of touring in African-American shows in the U.S. Southern States when she made her first recordings in 1923. Rainey signed with Paramount Records and, between 1923 and 1928, she recorded 100 songs, including the classics "C.C. Rider" (aka "See See Rider") and "Jelly Bean Blues", the humorous "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", and the deep blues "Bo Weavil Blues". In her career, Rainey was backed by such noted jazz musicians as cornet players Louis Armstrong and Tommy Ladnier, pianists Fletcher Henderson and Lovie Austin, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, and clarinetist Buster Bailey. Rainey recorded two vocal duets with Papa Charlie Jackson in 1928, which proved to be her last recordings; Paramount terminated her contract soon afterwards, claiming that her material had gone out of fashion.
Rainey's career dried up in the 1930s--as did the career of just about every other classic female blues singers of the previous decade. But her earnings were enough that she was able to retire from performing in 1933.
- published: 21 Jul 2008
- views: 42347
Mo'Nique Explains Why She's in 'Bessie': HBO Played Fair
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:18
- Updated: 21 Apr 2015
- views: 10008
Oscar winner Mo'Nique sat down with ET to discuss the rumor that she was blackballed in Hollywood, which she insists is a false idea started by Oscar-nominated ...
Oscar winner Mo'Nique sat down with ET to discuss the rumor that she was blackballed in Hollywood, which she insists is a false idea started by Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels.
wn.com/Mo'Nique Explains Why She's In 'Bessie' Hbo Played Fair
Oscar winner Mo'Nique sat down with ET to discuss the rumor that she was blackballed in Hollywood, which she insists is a false idea started by Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels.
- published: 21 Apr 2015
- views: 10008
Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Shave 'Em Dry Blues"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:43
- Updated: 16 Jul 2008
- views: 51721
Recorded: Chicago, August 1924
Guitar Duet, Possibly Milas Pruit and another.
Sorry 'bout the quality, but . . . its over 80 years old, and I am happy to brin...
Recorded: Chicago, August 1924
Guitar Duet, Possibly Milas Pruit and another.
Sorry 'bout the quality, but . . . its over 80 years old, and I am happy to bring it that far
Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers.
Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. After hearing a blues song at a theater in St. Louis, Missouri, sung by a local girl in 1902, she started performing in a blues style. She claimed at that time that she was the one who coined the name "blues" for the style that she specialized in.
In the one known interview she did, Rainey told the following story, In 1902 "a girl from town... came to the tent one morning and began to sing about the "man" who left her. The song was so strange and poignant that it attracted much attention,and Rainey learned the song fron the visitor, and used it soon afterwards in her "act"." Audiences reacted strongly to the song.
She married fellow vaudeville singer William "Pa" Rainey in 1904, billing herself from that point as "Ma" Rainey. The pair toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels as "Rainey & Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues", singing a mix of blues and popular songs. In 1912, she took the young Bessie Smith into the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, trained her, and worked with her until Smith left in 1915.
Also known, though less discussed, is the fact that she was bisexual. She was arrested in Chicago in 1925 for hosting an 'indecent party' with a room full of semi-naked women. Rainey celebrated the lesbian lifestyle in "Prove It On Me Blues", but hid behind a cross-dressing man-hating persona that was quite distinct from her regular public image:
In most of her songs, Ma projected herself as a passionate and often mistreated lover of men. In private, her preference was for young men. The poet Sterling Brown tells of approaching her as a fan with the musicologist John Work. She immediately propositioned them as she was having trouble with her young musicians. Brown wrote a moving poem about Ma Rainey and her huge popularity with Southern audiences.
Ma Rainey was already a veteran performer with decades of touring in African-American shows in the U.S. Southern States when she made her first recordings in 1923. Rainey signed with Paramount Records and, between 1923 and 1928, she recorded 100 songs, including the classics "C.C. Rider" (aka "See See Rider") and "Jelly Bean Blues", the humorous "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", and the deep blues "Bo Weavil Blues". In her career, Rainey was backed by such noted jazz musicians as cornet players Louis Armstrong and Tommy Ladnier, pianists Fletcher Henderson and Lovie Austin, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, and clarinetist Buster Bailey. Rainey recorded two vocal duets with Papa Charlie Jackson in 1928, which proved to be her last recordings; Paramount terminated her contract soon afterwards, claiming that her material had gone out of fashion.
Rainey's career dried up in the 1930s--as did the career of just about every other classic female blues singers of the previous decade. But her earnings were enough that she was able to retire from performing in 1933.
wn.com/Roots Of Blues Ma Rainey „Shave 'Em Dry Blues
Recorded: Chicago, August 1924
Guitar Duet, Possibly Milas Pruit and another.
Sorry 'bout the quality, but . . . its over 80 years old, and I am happy to bring it that far
Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers.
Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. After hearing a blues song at a theater in St. Louis, Missouri, sung by a local girl in 1902, she started performing in a blues style. She claimed at that time that she was the one who coined the name "blues" for the style that she specialized in.
In the one known interview she did, Rainey told the following story, In 1902 "a girl from town... came to the tent one morning and began to sing about the "man" who left her. The song was so strange and poignant that it attracted much attention,and Rainey learned the song fron the visitor, and used it soon afterwards in her "act"." Audiences reacted strongly to the song.
She married fellow vaudeville singer William "Pa" Rainey in 1904, billing herself from that point as "Ma" Rainey. The pair toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels as "Rainey & Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues", singing a mix of blues and popular songs. In 1912, she took the young Bessie Smith into the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, trained her, and worked with her until Smith left in 1915.
Also known, though less discussed, is the fact that she was bisexual. She was arrested in Chicago in 1925 for hosting an 'indecent party' with a room full of semi-naked women. Rainey celebrated the lesbian lifestyle in "Prove It On Me Blues", but hid behind a cross-dressing man-hating persona that was quite distinct from her regular public image:
In most of her songs, Ma projected herself as a passionate and often mistreated lover of men. In private, her preference was for young men. The poet Sterling Brown tells of approaching her as a fan with the musicologist John Work. She immediately propositioned them as she was having trouble with her young musicians. Brown wrote a moving poem about Ma Rainey and her huge popularity with Southern audiences.
Ma Rainey was already a veteran performer with decades of touring in African-American shows in the U.S. Southern States when she made her first recordings in 1923. Rainey signed with Paramount Records and, between 1923 and 1928, she recorded 100 songs, including the classics "C.C. Rider" (aka "See See Rider") and "Jelly Bean Blues", the humorous "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", and the deep blues "Bo Weavil Blues". In her career, Rainey was backed by such noted jazz musicians as cornet players Louis Armstrong and Tommy Ladnier, pianists Fletcher Henderson and Lovie Austin, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, and clarinetist Buster Bailey. Rainey recorded two vocal duets with Papa Charlie Jackson in 1928, which proved to be her last recordings; Paramount terminated her contract soon afterwards, claiming that her material had gone out of fashion.
Rainey's career dried up in the 1930s--as did the career of just about every other classic female blues singers of the previous decade. But her earnings were enough that she was able to retire from performing in 1933.
- published: 16 Jul 2008
- views: 51721
Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Rough And Tumble Blues"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:52
- Updated: 21 Jul 2008
- views: 26611
„Rough And Tumble Blues"
(M. Rainey)
Recorded: Chicago , July, 1925
'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band
Ma Rainey (vcl), Robert Taylor (cn), George „Hooks" T...
„Rough And Tumble Blues"
(M. Rainey)
Recorded: Chicago , July, 1925
'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band
Ma Rainey (vcl), Robert Taylor (cn), George „Hooks" Tifford (cl) (as), Thomas A. Dorsey (p), George Williams (bjo), Cedric Odom (d)
Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers.
Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. After hearing a blues song at a theater in St. Louis, Missouri, sung by a local girl in 1902, she started performing in a blues style. She claimed at that time that she was the one who coined the name "blues" for the style that she specialized in.
In the one known interview she did, Rainey told the following story, In 1902 "a girl from town... came to the tent one morning and began to sing about the "man" who left her. The song was so strange and poignant that it attracted much attention,and Rainey learned the song fron the visitor, and used it soon afterwards in her "act"." Audiences reacted strongly to the song.
She married fellow vaudeville singer William "Pa" Rainey in 1904, billing herself from that point as "Ma" Rainey. The pair toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels as "Rainey & Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues", singing a mix of blues and popular songs. In 1912, she took the young Bessie Smith into the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, trained her, and worked with her until Smith left in 1915.
Also known, though less discussed, is the fact that she was bisexual. She was arrested in Chicago in 1925 for hosting an 'indecent party' with a room full of semi-naked women. Rainey celebrated the lesbian lifestyle in "Prove It On Me Blues", but hid behind a cross-dressing man-hating persona that was quite distinct from her regular public image:
In most of her songs, Ma projected herself as a passionate and often mistreated lover of men. In private, her preference was for young men. The poet Sterling Brown tells of approaching her as a fan with the musicologist John Work. She immediately propositioned them as she was having trouble with her young musicians. Brown wrote a moving poem about Ma Rainey and her huge popularity with Southern audiences.
Ma Rainey was already a veteran performer with decades of touring in African-American shows in the U.S. Southern States when she made her first recordings in 1923. Rainey signed with Paramount Records and, between 1923 and 1928, she recorded 100 songs, including the classics "C.C. Rider" (aka "See See Rider") and "Jelly Bean Blues", the humorous "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", and the deep blues "Bo Weavil Blues". In her career, Rainey was backed by such noted jazz musicians as cornet players Louis Armstrong and Tommy Ladnier, pianists Fletcher Henderson and Lovie Austin, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, and clarinetist Buster Bailey. Rainey recorded two vocal duets with Papa Charlie Jackson in 1928, which proved to be her last recordings; Paramount terminated her contract soon afterwards, claiming that her material had gone out of fashion.
Rainey's career dried up in the 1930s--as did the career of just about every other classic female blues singers of the previous decade. But her earnings were enough that she was able to retire from performing in 1933.
wn.com/Roots Of Blues Ma Rainey „Rough And Tumble Blues
„Rough And Tumble Blues"
(M. Rainey)
Recorded: Chicago , July, 1925
'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band
Ma Rainey (vcl), Robert Taylor (cn), George „Hooks" Tifford (cl) (as), Thomas A. Dorsey (p), George Williams (bjo), Cedric Odom (d)
Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers.
Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. After hearing a blues song at a theater in St. Louis, Missouri, sung by a local girl in 1902, she started performing in a blues style. She claimed at that time that she was the one who coined the name "blues" for the style that she specialized in.
In the one known interview she did, Rainey told the following story, In 1902 "a girl from town... came to the tent one morning and began to sing about the "man" who left her. The song was so strange and poignant that it attracted much attention,and Rainey learned the song fron the visitor, and used it soon afterwards in her "act"." Audiences reacted strongly to the song.
She married fellow vaudeville singer William "Pa" Rainey in 1904, billing herself from that point as "Ma" Rainey. The pair toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels as "Rainey & Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues", singing a mix of blues and popular songs. In 1912, she took the young Bessie Smith into the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, trained her, and worked with her until Smith left in 1915.
Also known, though less discussed, is the fact that she was bisexual. She was arrested in Chicago in 1925 for hosting an 'indecent party' with a room full of semi-naked women. Rainey celebrated the lesbian lifestyle in "Prove It On Me Blues", but hid behind a cross-dressing man-hating persona that was quite distinct from her regular public image:
In most of her songs, Ma projected herself as a passionate and often mistreated lover of men. In private, her preference was for young men. The poet Sterling Brown tells of approaching her as a fan with the musicologist John Work. She immediately propositioned them as she was having trouble with her young musicians. Brown wrote a moving poem about Ma Rainey and her huge popularity with Southern audiences.
Ma Rainey was already a veteran performer with decades of touring in African-American shows in the U.S. Southern States when she made her first recordings in 1923. Rainey signed with Paramount Records and, between 1923 and 1928, she recorded 100 songs, including the classics "C.C. Rider" (aka "See See Rider") and "Jelly Bean Blues", the humorous "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", and the deep blues "Bo Weavil Blues". In her career, Rainey was backed by such noted jazz musicians as cornet players Louis Armstrong and Tommy Ladnier, pianists Fletcher Henderson and Lovie Austin, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, and clarinetist Buster Bailey. Rainey recorded two vocal duets with Papa Charlie Jackson in 1928, which proved to be her last recordings; Paramount terminated her contract soon afterwards, claiming that her material had gone out of fashion.
Rainey's career dried up in the 1930s--as did the career of just about every other classic female blues singers of the previous decade. But her earnings were enough that she was able to retire from performing in 1933.
- published: 21 Jul 2008
- views: 26611
Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Goodbye Daddy Blues"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:29
- Updated: 21 Jul 2008
- views: 17724
„Goodbye Daddy Blues"
(M. Rainey)
Recorded: Chicago , May, 1925
'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band
Ma Rainey (vcl), George „Hooks" Tifford (cl) (cs), Thomas...
„Goodbye Daddy Blues"
(M. Rainey)
Recorded: Chicago , May, 1925
'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band
Ma Rainey (vcl), George „Hooks" Tifford (cl) (cs), Thomas A. Dorsey (p), Swanee Whistler
Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers.
Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. After hearing a blues song at a theater in St. Louis, Missouri, sung by a local girl in 1902, she started performing in a blues style. She claimed at that time that she was the one who coined the name "blues" for the style that she specialized in.
In the one known interview she did, Rainey told the following story, In 1902 "a girl from town... came to the tent one morning and began to sing about the "man" who left her. The song was so strange and poignant that it attracted much attention,and Rainey learned the song fron the visitor, and used it soon afterwards in her "act"." Audiences reacted strongly to the song.
She married fellow vaudeville singer William "Pa" Rainey in 1904, billing herself from that point as "Ma" Rainey. The pair toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels as "Rainey & Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues", singing a mix of blues and popular songs. In 1912, she took the young Bessie Smith into the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, trained her, and worked with her until Smith left in 1915.
Also known, though less discussed, is the fact that she was bisexual. She was arrested in Chicago in 1925 for hosting an 'indecent party' with a room full of semi-naked women. Rainey celebrated the lesbian lifestyle in "Prove It On Me Blues", but hid behind a cross-dressing man-hating persona that was quite distinct from her regular public image:
In most of her songs, Ma projected herself as a passionate and often mistreated lover of men. In private, her preference was for young men. The poet Sterling Brown tells of approaching her as a fan with the musicologist John Work. She immediately propositioned them as she was having trouble with her young musicians. Brown wrote a moving poem about Ma Rainey and her huge popularity with Southern audiences.
Ma Rainey was already a veteran performer with decades of touring in African-American shows in the U.S. Southern States when she made her first recordings in 1923. Rainey signed with Paramount Records and, between 1923 and 1928, she recorded 100 songs, including the classics "C.C. Rider" (aka "See See Rider") and "Jelly Bean Blues", the humorous "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", and the deep blues "Bo Weavil Blues". In her career, Rainey was backed by such noted jazz musicians as cornet players Louis Armstrong and Tommy Ladnier, pianists Fletcher Henderson and Lovie Austin, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, and clarinetist Buster Bailey. Rainey recorded two vocal duets with Papa Charlie Jackson in 1928, which proved to be her last recordings; Paramount terminated her contract soon afterwards, claiming that her material had gone out of fashion.
Rainey's career dried up in the 1930s--as did the career of just about every other classic female blues singers of the previous decade. But her earnings were enough that she was able to retire from performing in 1933.
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„Goodbye Daddy Blues"
(M. Rainey)
Recorded: Chicago , May, 1925
'Ma' Rainey And Her Georgia Band
Ma Rainey (vcl), George „Hooks" Tifford (cl) (cs), Thomas A. Dorsey (p), Swanee Whistler
Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 -- December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers.
Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at fourteen. She then joined a traveling vaudeville troupe, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. After hearing a blues song at a theater in St. Louis, Missouri, sung by a local girl in 1902, she started performing in a blues style. She claimed at that time that she was the one who coined the name "blues" for the style that she specialized in.
In the one known interview she did, Rainey told the following story, In 1902 "a girl from town... came to the tent one morning and began to sing about the "man" who left her. The song was so strange and poignant that it attracted much attention,and Rainey learned the song fron the visitor, and used it soon afterwards in her "act"." Audiences reacted strongly to the song.
She married fellow vaudeville singer William "Pa" Rainey in 1904, billing herself from that point as "Ma" Rainey. The pair toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels as "Rainey & Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues", singing a mix of blues and popular songs. In 1912, she took the young Bessie Smith into the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, trained her, and worked with her until Smith left in 1915.
Also known, though less discussed, is the fact that she was bisexual. She was arrested in Chicago in 1925 for hosting an 'indecent party' with a room full of semi-naked women. Rainey celebrated the lesbian lifestyle in "Prove It On Me Blues", but hid behind a cross-dressing man-hating persona that was quite distinct from her regular public image:
In most of her songs, Ma projected herself as a passionate and often mistreated lover of men. In private, her preference was for young men. The poet Sterling Brown tells of approaching her as a fan with the musicologist John Work. She immediately propositioned them as she was having trouble with her young musicians. Brown wrote a moving poem about Ma Rainey and her huge popularity with Southern audiences.
Ma Rainey was already a veteran performer with decades of touring in African-American shows in the U.S. Southern States when she made her first recordings in 1923. Rainey signed with Paramount Records and, between 1923 and 1928, she recorded 100 songs, including the classics "C.C. Rider" (aka "See See Rider") and "Jelly Bean Blues", the humorous "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", and the deep blues "Bo Weavil Blues". In her career, Rainey was backed by such noted jazz musicians as cornet players Louis Armstrong and Tommy Ladnier, pianists Fletcher Henderson and Lovie Austin, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, and clarinetist Buster Bailey. Rainey recorded two vocal duets with Papa Charlie Jackson in 1928, which proved to be her last recordings; Paramount terminated her contract soon afterwards, claiming that her material had gone out of fashion.
Rainey's career dried up in the 1930s--as did the career of just about every other classic female blues singers of the previous decade. But her earnings were enough that she was able to retire from performing in 1933.
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Ma Rainey - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Lyrics
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Gertrude Ma Rainey Mother of The Blues
Gretrude Pridget "Ma Rainey". American treasure. Classic Blues Singer. Icon. Ma Rainey has gotten little to no recognition by the mainstream community over the years. She is the least mentioned for a woman who has made such a major contribution to music. In speaking with various people about Ma Rainey, most were unfamiliar with her. They don't quite have a mental image of her, no reference point in film, TV, pint or media… Strangely, nearly all had heard of Bessie Smith which I found curious considering Ma was Bessie’s mentor. My surmise led me on a mission to tell her story. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a...
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Moose Loose - Molde Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway, August 1976
Moose Loose - Molde Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway, August 1976 Source: Norwegian TV archive First broadcast by NRK on 21 October 1976 in their "Fra Jazzfestivalen i Molde 1976" program. Musicians: Jon Eberson, guitar Håkon Graf, keyboards Trond Villa, violin Matz Nilsson, bass Espen Rud, drums +++++++++++++++++++++ Second half of the program is music and interview segments with American blues artists Ma Rainey and Louisiana Red: 3. Ma Rainey - Stormy Monday Blues 4. Louisiana Red - Midnight Rambler 5. Louisiana Red - Recreation Blues 6. Interview with Ma Rainey & Louisiana Red Duration approx. 27:00 (music 16:40 / interview 10:20) Total time 46:28 A Big Thanks to propylaen for sharing this!
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Gertrude Malissa Pridgett ('Ma'' Rainey) Full Double Album Vinyl
Gertrude Madame ( 'Ma' Rainey) - April 26, 1886 ( Columbus, Georgia) - December 22, 1939 (Rome, Georgia) - Full Double Album Vinyl 1923 - 1928 - 1) Barrel House Blues - 2) Jealous Herted Blues - 3) See See Rider Blues - 4) Jelly Bean Blues - 5) Countin' The Blues - 6) Slave To The Blues - 7) Chain Gang Blues - 8) Bessemer Bound Blues - 9) Wringin' And Twistin' Blues - 10) Mountain Jack Blues - 11) Trust No Man - 12) Morning Hour Blues - 13) Dead Drunk Blues - 14) Blues Oh Blues - 15) Gone Daddy Blues - 16) Oh Papa Blues - 17) Slow Driving Moan - 18) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - 19) New Boweavil Blues - 20) Moonshine Blues - 21) Black Cat , Hoot Owl Blues - 22) Hear Me Talking To You - 23) Prove It On Me Blue - 24) Victim Of The Blues - 25) Deep Moanin' Blues - 26) Sleep Talking Blues - 27) ...
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Blues & Blues Alone - 2hrs of Pure Vintage Blues
Blues & Blues Alone – 2hrs of Pure Vintage Blues Find the album here : http://apple.co/1HPThLJ http://bit.ly/1cBSsxB http://amzn.to/1EZJzVe http://bit.ly/1FBFGXd Tracklist: 00:00 - Crying All Night Long - John Lee Hooker 02:44 - Thinkin' and Worryin' - Lightnin' Hopkins 05:39 - Parchman Farm Blues - Bukka White 08:22 - Devil Got My Woman - Skip James 11:24 - Avalon Blues - Mississppi John Hurt 14:33 - Police Dog Blues - Blind Blake 17:25 - Last Time Blues - Charlie McCoy 20:27 - Rambling - Robert Johnson 23:23 - Poor Jane Blues - Jack Gowdlock 26:24 - Truckin' My Blues Away - Blind Boy Fuller 29:31 - I Believe - Elmore James 32:48 - Lonesome Day Blues - Forest City Joe 35:39 - I'm Getting Tired - Snooky Pryor 38:18 - Stone Poney Blues - Charley Patton 41:12 - Jail House ...
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The Blues Kitchen Jukebox: Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues
Subscribe for your daily dose of Blues, Rock and Soul: http://bit.ly/1CUmw2x Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, the undisputed “Mother of the Blues”, was the most popular blues singer/songwriter of the 1920’s and sang for more than 20 years before her recording debut in 1923. Considered to be the first woman to introduce blues into her performances, she recorded 100 songs in the six year span of her career as a recording artist and even established her own entertainment company in 1917. With a legacy that continues to influence generations of musicians, she’s been honoured by the Blues Foundation’s Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBluesKitc... Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theblueskitchen Keep an ...
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Ladies Sing The Blues - Best Of Female Blues Vocalists
Ladies Sing The Blues – Best Of Female Blues Vocalists Find the album here: http://bit.ly/1Tsv0nn http://bit.ly/1rbZLUt http://amzn.to/1WlrYnf http://bit.ly/1UbXzHO Join us on facebook : http://on.fb.me/1yY77w3 Tracklist : 00:00 - Billie Holiday - Lady Sings the Blues 03:45 - Martha Davis - Kitchen Blues 06:48 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - God's Mighty Hand 09:43 - Sister O.M. Terrell - God's Little Birds 12:32 - Georgia White - The Blues Ain't Nothing but…? 15:12 - Memphis Minnie - Ma Rainey 17:57 - Big Maybelle - Ain't to Be Played With 20:26 - Nellie Lutcher - Fine and Mellow 23:38 - Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down 26:36 - Helen Humes - Pleasing Man Blues 29:41 - Esther Phillips - Double Crossing Blues 32:28 - Mary Deloatch - I really Believe ...
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Gertrude Ma Rainey - Grandes maestros del blues 11.wmv
01. BLUES OH BLUES (G. Rainey) 02. OH PAPA BLUES (Herbert -- Russell) 03. BIG BOYS BLUES (G. Rainey) 04. DAMPER DOWN BLUES (G. Rainey) 05. "MA" RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM (G. Rainey) 06. HELLISH RAG (Unknow) 07. ICE BAG PAPA (Unknow) 08. BLACK CAT HOOT OWL BLUES (Dorsey -- Rainey) 09. PROVE IT ON ME BLUES (G. Rainey) 10. DADDY GOODBYE BLUES (G. Rainey) 11. BLACK EYE BLUES (T. A. Dorsey) 12. DON'T FISH IN MY SEA (Rainey -- Smith) 13. WEEPIN' WOMAN BLUES (Rainey -- Smith) 14. BROKEN SOUL BLUES (H. S. Parham) 15. MOUNTAIN JACK BLUES (S. Harris) 16. STACK O' LEE BLUES (Taylor -- Williams) 17. WRINGING AND TWISTING BLUES (P. Carter) 18. JELLY BEAN BLUES (Rainey -- Arant) 19. SEE SEE RIDER BLUES (Rainey -- Arant) 20. BOOZE AND BLUES (J. G. Suddoth) 21. "MA" RAINEY MYSTERY RECORD (Dorsey -- Early) 22....
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Blues Women: The First Civil Rights Workers
This paper by Joan Cartwright, M.A. is presented at the 99th Annual ASALH Convention, in Memphis, TN on September 25, 2014, featuring info on 10 Blues Women who were civil rights activists in America and abroad. Correction: Gertrude Ma Rainey was born on April 26, 1886, in Columbus, GA.
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Various Artists - Ladies Sing the Blues - 75 Original Classics (Not Now Music) [Full Album]
Various Artists - Ladies Sing the Blues - 75 Original Classics Released 2014-03-28 on Not Now Music 1. 00:00:00 Billie Holiday Lady Sings the Blues 2. 00:03:46 Dinah Washington New Blow Top Blues 3. 00:06:23 Aretha Franklin Today I Sing the Blues 4. 00:09:09 Big Mama Thornton Walking Blues 5. 00:12:09 LaVern Baker I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle 6. 00:16:14 Lena Horne Hesitating Blues 7. 00:19:17 Marylin Scott Uneasy Blues 8. 00:22:02 Bessie Smith Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out 9. 00:25:00 Anita O'Day Waiter, Make Mine Blues 10. 00:28:21 Della Reese Empty Bed Blues 11. 00:31:13 Memphis Minnie Down in the Alley 12. 00:34:14 Dakota Staton Confessin' the Blues 13. 00:36:59 Esther Phillips Aged and Mellow Blues 14. 00:39:44 Sarah Vaughan Black Coffee 15. 00:43:02 Ruth Brown R.B. Bl...
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Thousand Road Blues - Here's The Blues! 2h of Music
Thousand Road Blues – Here’s The Blues! 2h of Music Find the album here: http://bit.ly/1CFWsmC http://bit.ly/1JodUVZ Join us on facebook : http://on.fb.me/1yY77w3 Tracklist : 00:00 - JB Lenoir - Tax Paying Blues 03:08 - Eddie Kirkland & John Lee Hooker - I'm In the Mood 06:11 - Memphis Minnie - Ma Rainey 08:54 - Jazz Gillum - Tell Me Mama 12:04 - Pee Wee Crayton - Central Avenue Blues 14:44 - Mississippi Joe Calicott - Traveling Mama Blues 17:46 - Sugar Blue - Key to the Highway 21:45 - Meade Lux Lewis - Honky Tonk Train Blues 24:44 - Blind Blake - Georgia Bound 28:04 - Arthur Crudup - Chicago Blues 31:16 - Charlie McCoy - Baltimore Blues 34:04 - Lead Belly - New York City 37:04 - Cecil Gant - Blues In L.A. 40:37 - Barbecue Bob - Atlanta Moan 43:40 - Floyd Dixon -...
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Gertrude Ma Rainey Mother of The Blues
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Gretrude Pridget "Ma Rainey".
American treasure.
Classic Blues Singer.
Icon.
Ma Rainey has gotten little to no recognition by the mainstream community ove...
Gretrude Pridget "Ma Rainey".
American treasure.
Classic Blues Singer.
Icon.
Ma Rainey has gotten little to no recognition by the mainstream community over the years. She is the least mentioned for a woman who has made such a major contribution to music. In speaking with various people about Ma Rainey, most were unfamiliar with her. They don't quite have a mental image of her, no reference point in film, TV, pint or media… Strangely, nearly all had heard of Bessie Smith which I found curious considering Ma was Bessie’s mentor. My surmise led me on a mission to tell her story.
"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
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Gretrude Pridget "Ma Rainey".
American treasure.
Classic Blues Singer.
Icon.
Ma Rainey has gotten little to no recognition by the mainstream community over the years. She is the least mentioned for a woman who has made such a major contribution to music. In speaking with various people about Ma Rainey, most were unfamiliar with her. They don't quite have a mental image of her, no reference point in film, TV, pint or media… Strangely, nearly all had heard of Bessie Smith which I found curious considering Ma was Bessie’s mentor. My surmise led me on a mission to tell her story.
"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
- published: 18 Oct 2014
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Moose Loose - Molde Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway, August 1976
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Moose Loose - Molde Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway, August 1976
Source: Norwegian TV archive
First broadcast by NRK on 21 October 1976 in their "Fra Jazzfestiv...
Moose Loose - Molde Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway, August 1976
Source: Norwegian TV archive
First broadcast by NRK on 21 October 1976 in their "Fra Jazzfestivalen i Molde 1976" program.
Musicians:
Jon Eberson, guitar
Håkon Graf, keyboards
Trond Villa, violin
Matz Nilsson, bass
Espen Rud, drums
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Second half of the program is music and interview segments with American blues artists Ma Rainey and Louisiana Red:
3. Ma Rainey - Stormy Monday Blues
4. Louisiana Red - Midnight Rambler
5. Louisiana Red - Recreation Blues
6. Interview with Ma Rainey & Louisiana Red
Duration approx. 27:00 (music 16:40 / interview 10:20)
Total time 46:28
A Big Thanks to propylaen for sharing this!
wn.com/Moose Loose Molde Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway, August 1976
Moose Loose - Molde Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway, August 1976
Source: Norwegian TV archive
First broadcast by NRK on 21 October 1976 in their "Fra Jazzfestivalen i Molde 1976" program.
Musicians:
Jon Eberson, guitar
Håkon Graf, keyboards
Trond Villa, violin
Matz Nilsson, bass
Espen Rud, drums
+++++++++++++++++++++
Second half of the program is music and interview segments with American blues artists Ma Rainey and Louisiana Red:
3. Ma Rainey - Stormy Monday Blues
4. Louisiana Red - Midnight Rambler
5. Louisiana Red - Recreation Blues
6. Interview with Ma Rainey & Louisiana Red
Duration approx. 27:00 (music 16:40 / interview 10:20)
Total time 46:28
A Big Thanks to propylaen for sharing this!
- published: 09 Sep 2016
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Gertrude Malissa Pridgett ('Ma'' Rainey) Full Double Album Vinyl
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- Updated: 01 Jul 2015
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Gertrude Madame ( 'Ma' Rainey) - April 26, 1886 ( Columbus, Georgia) - December 22, 1939 (Rome, Georgia) - Full Double Album Vinyl 1923 - 1928 - 1) Barrel Hous...
Gertrude Madame ( 'Ma' Rainey) - April 26, 1886 ( Columbus, Georgia) - December 22, 1939 (Rome, Georgia) - Full Double Album Vinyl 1923 - 1928 - 1) Barrel House Blues - 2) Jealous Herted Blues - 3) See See Rider Blues - 4) Jelly Bean Blues - 5) Countin' The Blues - 6) Slave To The Blues - 7) Chain Gang Blues - 8) Bessemer Bound Blues - 9) Wringin' And Twistin' Blues - 10) Mountain Jack Blues - 11) Trust No Man - 12) Morning Hour Blues - 13) Dead Drunk Blues - 14) Blues Oh Blues - 15) Gone Daddy Blues - 16) Oh Papa Blues - 17) Slow Driving Moan - 18) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - 19) New Boweavil Blues - 20) Moonshine Blues - 21) Black Cat , Hoot Owl Blues - 22) Hear Me Talking To You - 23) Prove It On Me Blue - 24) Victim Of The Blues - 25) Deep Moanin' Blues - 26) Sleep Talking Blues - 27) Tough Luck Blues - 28) Blame It On The Blues - 29) Daddy, Goodbye Blues - 30) Sweet Rough Man - 31) Black Eye Blues - 32) Leavin' This Morning - 33) Runaway Blues - 34) Yonder Come The Blues - 35) Lucky Rock Blues - - Accompanied By - T.Ladnier, H.Scott, S. Clay, J.Smith, (cn) - L. Armstrong, (tp) - C.Green, K.Ory (tb) - B.Bailey, J.O'Bryant (cl) - C.Hawkins, C.Harris (ts) - F.Henderson, L.Ausin, G. Tom'' Dorsey C.Hopkins (pn) - C.Dixon, (bj) - B.Blake, (gt) - T.Red ( gt, kz) - J.Bertrand (xy) K.Marshall (dm) - G 'Ma'' Rainey (voc)
wn.com/Gertrude Malissa Pridgett ('Ma'' Rainey) Full Double Album Vinyl
Gertrude Madame ( 'Ma' Rainey) - April 26, 1886 ( Columbus, Georgia) - December 22, 1939 (Rome, Georgia) - Full Double Album Vinyl 1923 - 1928 - 1) Barrel House Blues - 2) Jealous Herted Blues - 3) See See Rider Blues - 4) Jelly Bean Blues - 5) Countin' The Blues - 6) Slave To The Blues - 7) Chain Gang Blues - 8) Bessemer Bound Blues - 9) Wringin' And Twistin' Blues - 10) Mountain Jack Blues - 11) Trust No Man - 12) Morning Hour Blues - 13) Dead Drunk Blues - 14) Blues Oh Blues - 15) Gone Daddy Blues - 16) Oh Papa Blues - 17) Slow Driving Moan - 18) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - 19) New Boweavil Blues - 20) Moonshine Blues - 21) Black Cat , Hoot Owl Blues - 22) Hear Me Talking To You - 23) Prove It On Me Blue - 24) Victim Of The Blues - 25) Deep Moanin' Blues - 26) Sleep Talking Blues - 27) Tough Luck Blues - 28) Blame It On The Blues - 29) Daddy, Goodbye Blues - 30) Sweet Rough Man - 31) Black Eye Blues - 32) Leavin' This Morning - 33) Runaway Blues - 34) Yonder Come The Blues - 35) Lucky Rock Blues - - Accompanied By - T.Ladnier, H.Scott, S. Clay, J.Smith, (cn) - L. Armstrong, (tp) - C.Green, K.Ory (tb) - B.Bailey, J.O'Bryant (cl) - C.Hawkins, C.Harris (ts) - F.Henderson, L.Ausin, G. Tom'' Dorsey C.Hopkins (pn) - C.Dixon, (bj) - B.Blake, (gt) - T.Red ( gt, kz) - J.Bertrand (xy) K.Marshall (dm) - G 'Ma'' Rainey (voc)
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Blues & Blues Alone - 2hrs of Pure Vintage Blues
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- Duration: 2:03:30
- Updated: 05 Jun 2015
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Blues & Blues Alone – 2hrs of Pure Vintage Blues
Find the album here : http://apple.co/1HPThLJ http://bit.ly/1cBSsxB http://amzn.to/1EZJzVe http://bit.ly/1F...
Blues & Blues Alone – 2hrs of Pure Vintage Blues
Find the album here : http://apple.co/1HPThLJ http://bit.ly/1cBSsxB http://amzn.to/1EZJzVe http://bit.ly/1FBFGXd
Tracklist: 00:00 - Crying All Night Long - John Lee Hooker
02:44 - Thinkin' and Worryin' - Lightnin' Hopkins
05:39 - Parchman Farm Blues - Bukka White
08:22 - Devil Got My Woman - Skip James
11:24 - Avalon Blues - Mississppi John Hurt
14:33 - Police Dog Blues - Blind Blake
17:25 - Last Time Blues - Charlie McCoy
20:27 - Rambling - Robert Johnson
23:23 - Poor Jane Blues - Jack Gowdlock
26:24 - Truckin' My Blues Away - Blind Boy Fuller
29:31 - I Believe - Elmore James
32:48 - Lonesome Day Blues - Forest City Joe
35:39 - I'm Getting Tired - Snooky Pryor
38:18 - Stone Poney Blues - Charley Patton
41:12 - Jail House Blues - Sam Collins
43:45 - Lonesome Man Blues - Max Bailey
46:34 - Look On Yonder Wall - Jazz Gillum
49:43 - Angels In Harlem - Dr Clayton
52:51 - Walkin' the Lonesome Road - Big Bill Broonzy
56:13 - Another Man Done Gone - Sugar Blue
58:32 - Chickasaw Special - Noah Lewis
01:01:53 - Down South Blues - Sleepy John Estes
01:05:02 - Chicago Breakdown - Doctor Ross
01:08:00 - Ma Rainey - Memphis Minnie
01:10:47 - Cool Water Blues - John Dudley
01:13:52 - Train Time - Forrest City Joe
01:18:25 - Poor Boy Blues - John Dudley
01:21:00 - Overtime Blues - Walter Vinson
01:23:56 - Friar's Point Blues - Robert Nighthawk
01:26:47 - Drop Down Mama - Mississippi Fred McDowell
01:29:37 - Germany Blues - Mississippi Fred McDowell
01:32:48 - 61 Highway Blues - Mississippi Fred McDowell
01:35:57 - You Got to Take Sick and Die - Muddy Waters
01:38:07 - Lord Stand By Me - Blind Gary Davis
01:41:19 - Motherless Children Have a Hard Time - Blind Willie McTell
01:44:18 - Little Leg Woman - Big Joe Williams
01:47:27 - Stepfather Blues - Big Joe Williams
01:50:40 - Poor Boy - Gus Cannon
01:53:33 - Casey Jones - Furry Lewis
01:56:40 - Railroad Bill - Hobart Smith
01:59:46 - Sinking of the Titanic - Richard Brown
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Find the album here : http://apple.co/1HPThLJ http://bit.ly/1cBSsxB http://amzn.to/1EZJzVe http://bit.ly/1FBFGXd
Tracklist: 00:00 - Crying All Night Long - John Lee Hooker
02:44 - Thinkin' and Worryin' - Lightnin' Hopkins
05:39 - Parchman Farm Blues - Bukka White
08:22 - Devil Got My Woman - Skip James
11:24 - Avalon Blues - Mississppi John Hurt
14:33 - Police Dog Blues - Blind Blake
17:25 - Last Time Blues - Charlie McCoy
20:27 - Rambling - Robert Johnson
23:23 - Poor Jane Blues - Jack Gowdlock
26:24 - Truckin' My Blues Away - Blind Boy Fuller
29:31 - I Believe - Elmore James
32:48 - Lonesome Day Blues - Forest City Joe
35:39 - I'm Getting Tired - Snooky Pryor
38:18 - Stone Poney Blues - Charley Patton
41:12 - Jail House Blues - Sam Collins
43:45 - Lonesome Man Blues - Max Bailey
46:34 - Look On Yonder Wall - Jazz Gillum
49:43 - Angels In Harlem - Dr Clayton
52:51 - Walkin' the Lonesome Road - Big Bill Broonzy
56:13 - Another Man Done Gone - Sugar Blue
58:32 - Chickasaw Special - Noah Lewis
01:01:53 - Down South Blues - Sleepy John Estes
01:05:02 - Chicago Breakdown - Doctor Ross
01:08:00 - Ma Rainey - Memphis Minnie
01:10:47 - Cool Water Blues - John Dudley
01:13:52 - Train Time - Forrest City Joe
01:18:25 - Poor Boy Blues - John Dudley
01:21:00 - Overtime Blues - Walter Vinson
01:23:56 - Friar's Point Blues - Robert Nighthawk
01:26:47 - Drop Down Mama - Mississippi Fred McDowell
01:29:37 - Germany Blues - Mississippi Fred McDowell
01:32:48 - 61 Highway Blues - Mississippi Fred McDowell
01:35:57 - You Got to Take Sick and Die - Muddy Waters
01:38:07 - Lord Stand By Me - Blind Gary Davis
01:41:19 - Motherless Children Have a Hard Time - Blind Willie McTell
01:44:18 - Little Leg Woman - Big Joe Williams
01:47:27 - Stepfather Blues - Big Joe Williams
01:50:40 - Poor Boy - Gus Cannon
01:53:33 - Casey Jones - Furry Lewis
01:56:40 - Railroad Bill - Hobart Smith
01:59:46 - Sinking of the Titanic - Richard Brown
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The Blues Kitchen Jukebox: Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues
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Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, the undisputed “Mother of the Blues”, was the most popular blues singer/songwriter of the 1920’s and sang for more than 20 years before her recording debut in 1923. Considered to be the first woman to introduce blues into her performances, she recorded 100 songs in the six year span of her career as a recording artist and even established her own entertainment company in 1917. With a legacy that continues to influence generations of musicians, she’s been honoured by the Blues Foundation’s Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, the undisputed “Mother of the Blues”, was the most popular blues singer/songwriter of the 1920’s and sang for more than 20 years before her recording debut in 1923. Considered to be the first woman to introduce blues into her performances, she recorded 100 songs in the six year span of her career as a recording artist and even established her own entertainment company in 1917. With a legacy that continues to influence generations of musicians, she’s been honoured by the Blues Foundation’s Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Ladies Sing The Blues - Best Of Female Blues Vocalists
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- Duration: 1:33:44
- Updated: 25 Apr 2016
- views: 37225
Ladies Sing The Blues – Best Of Female Blues Vocalists
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Tracklist :
00:00 - Billie Holiday - Lady Sings the Blues
03:45 - Martha Davis - Kitchen Blues
06:48 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - God's Mighty Hand
09:43 - Sister O.M. Terrell - God's Little Birds
12:32 - Georgia White - The Blues Ain't Nothing but…?
15:12 - Memphis Minnie - Ma Rainey
17:57 - Big Maybelle - Ain't to Be Played With
20:26 - Nellie Lutcher - Fine and Mellow
23:38 - Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down
26:36 - Helen Humes - Pleasing Man Blues
29:41 - Esther Phillips - Double Crossing Blues
32:28 - Mary Deloatch - I really Believe
35:09 - Big Mama Thornton - Walking Blues
38:08 - Varetta Dillard - I Cried and Cried
41:11 - Trixie Smith - Freight Train Blues
44:28 - Hadda Brooks - Bully Wully Boogie
47:26 - Etta Jones - Salty Papa Blues
50:23 - Memphis Minnie - New Bumble Bee
53:14 - Dakota Staton - Confessin' the Blues
56:00 - Aretha Franklin - Blue by Myself
58:36 - Esther Phillips - No Headstone On My Grave
01:01:59 - Ruth Brown - It's Love Baby
01:04:41 - Billie Holiday - I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
01:07:30 - Sarah Vaughan - Black Coffee
01:10:48 - Memphis Minnie - Down In the Alley
01:13:48 - Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
01:16:47 - Big Maybelle - Maybelle's Blues
01:19:56 - Sister Odetta - How Long Blues
01:22:05 - Mabel Scott - No More Cryin' Blues
01:25:16 - Rosetta Howard - Plow Hand Blues
01:28:02 - Della Reese - Empty Bed Blues
01:30:55 - Aretha Franklin - Today I Sing the Blues
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Tracklist :
00:00 - Billie Holiday - Lady Sings the Blues
03:45 - Martha Davis - Kitchen Blues
06:48 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - God's Mighty Hand
09:43 - Sister O.M. Terrell - God's Little Birds
12:32 - Georgia White - The Blues Ain't Nothing but…?
15:12 - Memphis Minnie - Ma Rainey
17:57 - Big Maybelle - Ain't to Be Played With
20:26 - Nellie Lutcher - Fine and Mellow
23:38 - Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down
26:36 - Helen Humes - Pleasing Man Blues
29:41 - Esther Phillips - Double Crossing Blues
32:28 - Mary Deloatch - I really Believe
35:09 - Big Mama Thornton - Walking Blues
38:08 - Varetta Dillard - I Cried and Cried
41:11 - Trixie Smith - Freight Train Blues
44:28 - Hadda Brooks - Bully Wully Boogie
47:26 - Etta Jones - Salty Papa Blues
50:23 - Memphis Minnie - New Bumble Bee
53:14 - Dakota Staton - Confessin' the Blues
56:00 - Aretha Franklin - Blue by Myself
58:36 - Esther Phillips - No Headstone On My Grave
01:01:59 - Ruth Brown - It's Love Baby
01:04:41 - Billie Holiday - I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
01:07:30 - Sarah Vaughan - Black Coffee
01:10:48 - Memphis Minnie - Down In the Alley
01:13:48 - Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
01:16:47 - Big Maybelle - Maybelle's Blues
01:19:56 - Sister Odetta - How Long Blues
01:22:05 - Mabel Scott - No More Cryin' Blues
01:25:16 - Rosetta Howard - Plow Hand Blues
01:28:02 - Della Reese - Empty Bed Blues
01:30:55 - Aretha Franklin - Today I Sing the Blues
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Gertrude Ma Rainey - Grandes maestros del blues 11.wmv
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- Duration: 1:12:10
- Updated: 30 Aug 2012
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01. BLUES OH BLUES (G. Rainey)
02. OH PAPA BLUES (Herbert -- Russell)
03. BIG BOYS BLUES (G. Rainey)
04. DAMPER DOWN BLUES (G. Rainey)
05. "MA" RAINEY'S BLACK B...
01. BLUES OH BLUES (G. Rainey)
02. OH PAPA BLUES (Herbert -- Russell)
03. BIG BOYS BLUES (G. Rainey)
04. DAMPER DOWN BLUES (G. Rainey)
05. "MA" RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM (G. Rainey)
06. HELLISH RAG (Unknow)
07. ICE BAG PAPA (Unknow)
08. BLACK CAT HOOT OWL BLUES (Dorsey -- Rainey)
09. PROVE IT ON ME BLUES (G. Rainey)
10. DADDY GOODBYE BLUES (G. Rainey)
11. BLACK EYE BLUES (T. A. Dorsey)
12. DON'T FISH IN MY SEA (Rainey -- Smith)
13. WEEPIN' WOMAN BLUES (Rainey -- Smith)
14. BROKEN SOUL BLUES (H. S. Parham)
15. MOUNTAIN JACK BLUES (S. Harris)
16. STACK O' LEE BLUES (Taylor -- Williams)
17. WRINGING AND TWISTING BLUES (P. Carter)
18. JELLY BEAN BLUES (Rainey -- Arant)
19. SEE SEE RIDER BLUES (Rainey -- Arant)
20. BOOZE AND BLUES (J. G. Suddoth)
21. "MA" RAINEY MYSTERY RECORD (Dorsey -- Early)
22. LAWD SEND ME A MAN BLUES (G. Rainey)
23. HONEY WHERE YOU BEEN SO LONG? (T. Delaney)
24. WALKING BLUES (Rainey -- Austin)
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01. BLUES OH BLUES (G. Rainey)
02. OH PAPA BLUES (Herbert -- Russell)
03. BIG BOYS BLUES (G. Rainey)
04. DAMPER DOWN BLUES (G. Rainey)
05. "MA" RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM (G. Rainey)
06. HELLISH RAG (Unknow)
07. ICE BAG PAPA (Unknow)
08. BLACK CAT HOOT OWL BLUES (Dorsey -- Rainey)
09. PROVE IT ON ME BLUES (G. Rainey)
10. DADDY GOODBYE BLUES (G. Rainey)
11. BLACK EYE BLUES (T. A. Dorsey)
12. DON'T FISH IN MY SEA (Rainey -- Smith)
13. WEEPIN' WOMAN BLUES (Rainey -- Smith)
14. BROKEN SOUL BLUES (H. S. Parham)
15. MOUNTAIN JACK BLUES (S. Harris)
16. STACK O' LEE BLUES (Taylor -- Williams)
17. WRINGING AND TWISTING BLUES (P. Carter)
18. JELLY BEAN BLUES (Rainey -- Arant)
19. SEE SEE RIDER BLUES (Rainey -- Arant)
20. BOOZE AND BLUES (J. G. Suddoth)
21. "MA" RAINEY MYSTERY RECORD (Dorsey -- Early)
22. LAWD SEND ME A MAN BLUES (G. Rainey)
23. HONEY WHERE YOU BEEN SO LONG? (T. Delaney)
24. WALKING BLUES (Rainey -- Austin)
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Blues Women: The First Civil Rights Workers
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- Duration: 44:03
- Updated: 22 Sep 2014
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This paper by Joan Cartwright, M.A. is presented at the 99th Annual ASALH Convention, in Memphis, TN on September 25, 2014, featuring info on 10 Blues Women who...
This paper by Joan Cartwright, M.A. is presented at the 99th Annual ASALH Convention, in Memphis, TN on September 25, 2014, featuring info on 10 Blues Women who were civil rights activists in America and abroad. Correction: Gertrude Ma Rainey was born on April 26, 1886, in Columbus, GA.
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This paper by Joan Cartwright, M.A. is presented at the 99th Annual ASALH Convention, in Memphis, TN on September 25, 2014, featuring info on 10 Blues Women who were civil rights activists in America and abroad. Correction: Gertrude Ma Rainey was born on April 26, 1886, in Columbus, GA.
- published: 22 Sep 2014
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Various Artists - Ladies Sing the Blues - 75 Original Classics (Not Now Music) [Full Album]
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- Duration: 3:45:04
- Updated: 20 Mar 2015
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Various Artists - Ladies Sing the Blues - 75 Original Classics
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1. 00:00:00 Billie Holiday Lady Sings the Blues
2. 00:03:46...
Various Artists - Ladies Sing the Blues - 75 Original Classics
Released 2014-03-28 on Not Now Music
1. 00:00:00 Billie Holiday Lady Sings the Blues
2. 00:03:46 Dinah Washington New Blow Top Blues
3. 00:06:23 Aretha Franklin Today I Sing the Blues
4. 00:09:09 Big Mama Thornton Walking Blues
5. 00:12:09 LaVern Baker I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
6. 00:16:14 Lena Horne Hesitating Blues
7. 00:19:17 Marylin Scott Uneasy Blues
8. 00:22:02 Bessie Smith Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out
9. 00:25:00 Anita O'Day Waiter, Make Mine Blues
10. 00:28:21 Della Reese Empty Bed Blues
11. 00:31:13 Memphis Minnie Down in the Alley
12. 00:34:14 Dakota Staton Confessin' the Blues
13. 00:36:59 Esther Phillips Aged and Mellow Blues
14. 00:39:44 Sarah Vaughan Black Coffee
15. 00:43:02 Ruth Brown R.B. Blues
16. 00:45:40 Peggy Lee New York City Blues
17. 00:49:00 Varetta Dillard I Cried and Cried
18. 00:52:04 Odetta How Long Blues
19. 00:54:14 Trixie Smith Freight Train Blues
20. 00:57:32 June Christy Lover Man
21. 01:01:00 Eartha Kitt St. Louis Blues
22. 01:03:46 Big Maybelle Maybelle's Blues
23. 01:06:56 Billie Holiday Baby, I Don't Cry over You
24. 01:10:06 Dinah Washington Since I Fell for You
25. 01:12:47 Etta Jones Long, Long Journey
26. 01:15:38 Peggy Lee Fever
27. 01:18:58 Esther Phillips No Headstone on My Grave
28. 01:22:20 Dinah Washington Drinking Again
29. 01:25:50 Billie Holiday I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
30. 01:28:39 Mabel Scott No More Cryin' Blues
31. 01:31:51 Anita O'Day A Blues Serenade
32. 01:34:53 Etta Jones Salty Papa Blues
33. 01:37:50 Big Mama Thornton Hard Times
34. 01:40:03 Eartha Kitt Yellow Dog Blues
35. 01:42:28 Ruth Brown It's Love Baby (24 Hours a Day)
36. 01:45:11 Bessie Smith I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
37. 01:47:59 Carmen McRae Good Morning Heartache
38. 01:51:12 Big Maybelle Ain't to Be Played with
39. 01:53:43 Aretha Franklin (Blue) by Myself
40. 01:56:22 Dakota Staton Weak for the Man
41. 01:58:53 Linda Hayes Take Me Back
42. 02:01:23 Billie Holiday I'm a Fool to Want You
43. 02:04:49 Lena Horne Beale Street Blues
44. 02:07:48 Helen Humes Pleasing Man Blues
45. 02:10:53 LaVern Baker Gimme a Pigfoot
46. 02:14:02 Rosetta Howard Plow Hand Blues
47. 02:16:50 Dinah Washington Blues for a Day
48. 02:19:42 Esther Phillips Double Crossing Blues
49. 02:22:31 Memphis Minnie New Bumble Bee
50. 02:25:22 Julie London Cry Me a River
51. 02:28:17 Anita O'Day Anita's Blues
52. 02:31:44 Dinah Washington Mad About the Boy
53. 02:34:32 Eartha Kitt Friendless Blues
54. 02:37:21 Donna Hightower Every Day I Have the Blues
55. 02:40:09 Big Mama Thornton I Smell a Rat
56. 02:42:49 Esther Phillips Cryin' and Singin' the Blues
57. 02:45:36 LaVern Baker Preaching the Blues
58. 02:48:28 Kay Starr I Cry by Night
59. 02:51:18 Etta Jones Overwork Blues
60. 02:54:17 Big Maybelle No More Trouble out of Me
61. 02:57:42 Dakota Staton I'm Left with Blues in My Heart
62. 03:00:38 Miss Rhapsody I Fell for You
63. 03:03:41 Peggy Lee Blues in the Night
64. 03:06:57 Dinah Shore My Funny Valentine
65. 03:10:31 Anita O'Day Blues for Bojangles
66. 03:13:41 Varetta Dillard Please Tell Me Baby
67. 03:16:27 Big Maybelle Gabbin' Blues (Don't Run My Business)
68. 03:19:07 Esther Phillips Just out of Reach
69. 03:22:14 Lena Horne Careless Love
70. 03:25:01 Dinah Washington Wise Woman Blues
71. 03:27:49 Billie Holiday Strange Fruit
72. 03:30:52 LaVern Baker Back Water Blues
73. 03:35:33 Dakota Staton Don't Leave Me Now
74. 03:38:22 Sarah Vaughan 'Round Midnight
75. 03:41:58 Eydie Gorme Bye Bye Blues
Despite the early history of music residing in the hands of men, the real stars of the music in the 1920s were actually women in the shape of major artists like Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith. Filled with raw emotion, intelligence and plenty of humour, the content spread over these 75 tracks is a veritable musical history lesson featuring the definitive performers of the 20s through to the 60s.
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Released 2014-03-28 on Not Now Music
1. 00:00:00 Billie Holiday Lady Sings the Blues
2. 00:03:46 Dinah Washington New Blow Top Blues
3. 00:06:23 Aretha Franklin Today I Sing the Blues
4. 00:09:09 Big Mama Thornton Walking Blues
5. 00:12:09 LaVern Baker I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
6. 00:16:14 Lena Horne Hesitating Blues
7. 00:19:17 Marylin Scott Uneasy Blues
8. 00:22:02 Bessie Smith Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out
9. 00:25:00 Anita O'Day Waiter, Make Mine Blues
10. 00:28:21 Della Reese Empty Bed Blues
11. 00:31:13 Memphis Minnie Down in the Alley
12. 00:34:14 Dakota Staton Confessin' the Blues
13. 00:36:59 Esther Phillips Aged and Mellow Blues
14. 00:39:44 Sarah Vaughan Black Coffee
15. 00:43:02 Ruth Brown R.B. Blues
16. 00:45:40 Peggy Lee New York City Blues
17. 00:49:00 Varetta Dillard I Cried and Cried
18. 00:52:04 Odetta How Long Blues
19. 00:54:14 Trixie Smith Freight Train Blues
20. 00:57:32 June Christy Lover Man
21. 01:01:00 Eartha Kitt St. Louis Blues
22. 01:03:46 Big Maybelle Maybelle's Blues
23. 01:06:56 Billie Holiday Baby, I Don't Cry over You
24. 01:10:06 Dinah Washington Since I Fell for You
25. 01:12:47 Etta Jones Long, Long Journey
26. 01:15:38 Peggy Lee Fever
27. 01:18:58 Esther Phillips No Headstone on My Grave
28. 01:22:20 Dinah Washington Drinking Again
29. 01:25:50 Billie Holiday I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
30. 01:28:39 Mabel Scott No More Cryin' Blues
31. 01:31:51 Anita O'Day A Blues Serenade
32. 01:34:53 Etta Jones Salty Papa Blues
33. 01:37:50 Big Mama Thornton Hard Times
34. 01:40:03 Eartha Kitt Yellow Dog Blues
35. 01:42:28 Ruth Brown It's Love Baby (24 Hours a Day)
36. 01:45:11 Bessie Smith I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
37. 01:47:59 Carmen McRae Good Morning Heartache
38. 01:51:12 Big Maybelle Ain't to Be Played with
39. 01:53:43 Aretha Franklin (Blue) by Myself
40. 01:56:22 Dakota Staton Weak for the Man
41. 01:58:53 Linda Hayes Take Me Back
42. 02:01:23 Billie Holiday I'm a Fool to Want You
43. 02:04:49 Lena Horne Beale Street Blues
44. 02:07:48 Helen Humes Pleasing Man Blues
45. 02:10:53 LaVern Baker Gimme a Pigfoot
46. 02:14:02 Rosetta Howard Plow Hand Blues
47. 02:16:50 Dinah Washington Blues for a Day
48. 02:19:42 Esther Phillips Double Crossing Blues
49. 02:22:31 Memphis Minnie New Bumble Bee
50. 02:25:22 Julie London Cry Me a River
51. 02:28:17 Anita O'Day Anita's Blues
52. 02:31:44 Dinah Washington Mad About the Boy
53. 02:34:32 Eartha Kitt Friendless Blues
54. 02:37:21 Donna Hightower Every Day I Have the Blues
55. 02:40:09 Big Mama Thornton I Smell a Rat
56. 02:42:49 Esther Phillips Cryin' and Singin' the Blues
57. 02:45:36 LaVern Baker Preaching the Blues
58. 02:48:28 Kay Starr I Cry by Night
59. 02:51:18 Etta Jones Overwork Blues
60. 02:54:17 Big Maybelle No More Trouble out of Me
61. 02:57:42 Dakota Staton I'm Left with Blues in My Heart
62. 03:00:38 Miss Rhapsody I Fell for You
63. 03:03:41 Peggy Lee Blues in the Night
64. 03:06:57 Dinah Shore My Funny Valentine
65. 03:10:31 Anita O'Day Blues for Bojangles
66. 03:13:41 Varetta Dillard Please Tell Me Baby
67. 03:16:27 Big Maybelle Gabbin' Blues (Don't Run My Business)
68. 03:19:07 Esther Phillips Just out of Reach
69. 03:22:14 Lena Horne Careless Love
70. 03:25:01 Dinah Washington Wise Woman Blues
71. 03:27:49 Billie Holiday Strange Fruit
72. 03:30:52 LaVern Baker Back Water Blues
73. 03:35:33 Dakota Staton Don't Leave Me Now
74. 03:38:22 Sarah Vaughan 'Round Midnight
75. 03:41:58 Eydie Gorme Bye Bye Blues
Despite the early history of music residing in the hands of men, the real stars of the music in the 1920s were actually women in the shape of major artists like Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith. Filled with raw emotion, intelligence and plenty of humour, the content spread over these 75 tracks is a veritable musical history lesson featuring the definitive performers of the 20s through to the 60s.
© 2014 Not Now Music
℗ 2014 Not Now Music .
This is officially licensed content, not a copyright infringement. If you should have any objections, please get in touch with finetunes first.
- published: 20 Mar 2015
- views: 125314
Thousand Road Blues - Here's The Blues! 2h of Music
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- Duration: 2:07:04
- Updated: 17 Jul 2015
- views: 33734
Thousand Road Blues – Here’s The Blues! 2h of Music
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Tracklist :
00:00 - JB Lenoir - Tax Paying Blues
03:08 - Eddie Kirkland & John Lee Hooker - I'm In the Mood
06:11 - Memphis Minnie - Ma Rainey
08:54 - Jazz Gillum - Tell Me Mama
12:04 - Pee Wee Crayton - Central Avenue Blues
14:44 - Mississippi Joe Calicott - Traveling Mama Blues
17:46 - Sugar Blue - Key to the Highway
21:45 - Meade Lux Lewis - Honky Tonk Train Blues
24:44 - Blind Blake - Georgia Bound
28:04 - Arthur Crudup - Chicago Blues
31:16 - Charlie McCoy - Baltimore Blues
34:04 - Lead Belly - New York City
37:04 - Cecil Gant - Blues In L.A.
40:37 - Barbecue Bob - Atlanta Moan
43:40 - Floyd Dixon - Houston Jump
46:49 - Big Bill Broonzy - Walkin' the Lonesome Road
50:02 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - This Train
52:50 - Elder R. Wilson - This Train
55:51 - Washboard Sam - Nashville Tennessee
58:55 - Tampa Red - Detroit Blues
01:02:03 - Jazz Gillum - Birmingham Blues
01:05:22 - Charlie McCoy - Baltimore Blues
01:08:09 - Fats Domino - Mardi Gras in New Orleans
01:10:27 - Blind Boy Fuller - Twelve Gates to the City
01:13:07 - Kokomo Arnold - Sissy Man Blues
01:16:14 - Alice Moore - Dark Angel
01:19:21 - Peetie Wheatstraw - Workin' At the Project
01:22:23 - Champion Jack Dupree - Heavy Heart Blues
01:24:58 - Archibald - Crescent City Bounce
01:27:28 - Scottie Nesbitt - Troubled and Blue
01:30:35 - Curtis Henry - County Jail Blues
01:33:12 - Joe McCoy - Please Baby
01:36:16 - Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call
01:38:54 - Earl Hooker - Sweet Angel
01:41:59 - Johnny Shines - Ramblin'
01:44:30 - Robert Nighthawk - The Moon Is Rising
01:47:11 - Elmore James - Hawaiian Boogie
01:49:29 - Casey Bill Weldon - Long Eared Mule
01:52:50 - Son House - Depot Blues
01:55:45 - Forest City Joe - Lonesome Day Blues
01:58:31 - Snooky Pryor - I'm Getting Tired
02:01:07 - Little Willie Foster - Falling Rain Blues
02:03:44 - Little Walter - Quarter to Twelve
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00:00 - JB Lenoir - Tax Paying Blues
03:08 - Eddie Kirkland & John Lee Hooker - I'm In the Mood
06:11 - Memphis Minnie - Ma Rainey
08:54 - Jazz Gillum - Tell Me Mama
12:04 - Pee Wee Crayton - Central Avenue Blues
14:44 - Mississippi Joe Calicott - Traveling Mama Blues
17:46 - Sugar Blue - Key to the Highway
21:45 - Meade Lux Lewis - Honky Tonk Train Blues
24:44 - Blind Blake - Georgia Bound
28:04 - Arthur Crudup - Chicago Blues
31:16 - Charlie McCoy - Baltimore Blues
34:04 - Lead Belly - New York City
37:04 - Cecil Gant - Blues In L.A.
40:37 - Barbecue Bob - Atlanta Moan
43:40 - Floyd Dixon - Houston Jump
46:49 - Big Bill Broonzy - Walkin' the Lonesome Road
50:02 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - This Train
52:50 - Elder R. Wilson - This Train
55:51 - Washboard Sam - Nashville Tennessee
58:55 - Tampa Red - Detroit Blues
01:02:03 - Jazz Gillum - Birmingham Blues
01:05:22 - Charlie McCoy - Baltimore Blues
01:08:09 - Fats Domino - Mardi Gras in New Orleans
01:10:27 - Blind Boy Fuller - Twelve Gates to the City
01:13:07 - Kokomo Arnold - Sissy Man Blues
01:16:14 - Alice Moore - Dark Angel
01:19:21 - Peetie Wheatstraw - Workin' At the Project
01:22:23 - Champion Jack Dupree - Heavy Heart Blues
01:24:58 - Archibald - Crescent City Bounce
01:27:28 - Scottie Nesbitt - Troubled and Blue
01:30:35 - Curtis Henry - County Jail Blues
01:33:12 - Joe McCoy - Please Baby
01:36:16 - Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call
01:38:54 - Earl Hooker - Sweet Angel
01:41:59 - Johnny Shines - Ramblin'
01:44:30 - Robert Nighthawk - The Moon Is Rising
01:47:11 - Elmore James - Hawaiian Boogie
01:49:29 - Casey Bill Weldon - Long Eared Mule
01:52:50 - Son House - Depot Blues
01:55:45 - Forest City Joe - Lonesome Day Blues
01:58:31 - Snooky Pryor - I'm Getting Tired
02:01:07 - Little Willie Foster - Falling Rain Blues
02:03:44 - Little Walter - Quarter to Twelve
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Deep Moaning Blues (Ma Rainey, 1928) Jazz Legend
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Gertrude Ma Rainey - Grandes maestros del blues 11.wmv
01. BLUES OH BLUES (G. Rainey)
02. OH PAPA BLUES (Herbert -- Russell)
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Gertrude Ma Rainey - Grandes maestros del blues 11.wmv
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Ma Rainey - 'Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey - 'Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom from Ma Rainey Mother Of The Blues (1965)
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Ma Rainey - 'Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom
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"Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom - "Ma" Rainey
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"Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom - "Ma" Rainey
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Trust No Man
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Trust No Man
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Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Booze And Blues"
„Booze And Blues"
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Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Booze And Blues"
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MA RAINEY - See See Rider Blues - 1925
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MA RAINEY - See See Rider Blues - 1925
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Black Eye Blues (1930)
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Black Eye Blues (1930)
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Ma Rainey - Mini Bio
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Ma Rainey - Prove It On Me Blues (1928)
Ma Rainey's "Prove It On Me Blues," 1928
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"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," Live in The Greene Space
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Ma Rainey - Moonshine Blues (1927)
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Ma Rainey - Moonshine Blues (1927)
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Ma Rainey (Biography) | Wild Women of Song
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published: 22 Aug 2012
Ma Rainey (Biography) | Wild Women of Song
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Betta Blues Society (Ma Rainey Cover) - Live @ Argini e Margini
Dal live del 6 Giugno 2015 a Argini e Margini (Pisa) per la presentazione di "Roots".
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Betta Blues Society (Ma Rainey Cover) - Live @ Argini e Margini
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Bessie Character Spot: Mo'Nique "Ma Rainey" (HBO Films)
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Bessie Character Spot: Mo'Nique "Ma Rainey" (HBO Films)
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Ma Rainey's Dream Blues (1924)
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Ma Rainey's Dream Blues (1924)
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Gertrude Ma Rainey Mother of The Blues
Gretrude Pridget "Ma Rainey".
American treasure.
Classic Blues Singer.
Icon.
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published: 18 Oct 2014
Gertrude Ma Rainey Mother of The Blues
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Gertrude Malissa Pridgett ('Ma'' Rainey) Full Double Album Vinyl
Gertrude Madame ( 'Ma' Rainey) - April 26, 1886 ( Columbus, Georgia) - December 22, 1939 (...
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Gertrude Malissa Pridgett ('Ma'' Rainey) Full Double Album Vinyl
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Ma Rainey star Theresa Merritt interviewed by Rian Keating, 1985
I first saw her as the star of the sitcom, "That's My Mama," but Ms. Merritt had a long th...
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Ma Rainey star Theresa Merritt interviewed by Rian Keating, 1985
Ma Rainey star Theresa Merritt interviewed by Rian Keating, 1985
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The Blues Kitchen Jukebox: Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues
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The Blues Kitchen Jukebox: Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues
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REVIEW: Mo'Nique BETTERS: Latifah's: Bessie Smith
Mo'Nique steals scenes from Latifah in the HBO Bessie Smith Movie. Mo'Nique's Ma Rainey ge...
published: 17 May 2015
REVIEW: Mo'Nique BETTERS: Latifah's: Bessie Smith
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"Streetwalking Blues" Stash Various 78rpm Jazz Compilation FULL ALBUM
This being another cool compilation of provocative 78 rpm sides:
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published: 11 Mar 2015
"Streetwalking Blues" Stash Various 78rpm Jazz Compilation FULL ALBUM
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Performance (Working In The Theatre #93)
The panel of Broadway actors - Matthew Broderick ("Biloxi Blues"), Jim Dale ("Joe Egg"), C...
published: 22 Nov 2013
Performance (Working In The Theatre #93)
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Ma Rainy - Live at River City - Ft. Wayne, IN - 8/24/96
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Ma Rainy - Live at River City - Ft. Wayne, IN - 8/24/96
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August Wilson Talk Series: Music and Dance
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August Wilson Talk Series: Music and Dance
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Exclusive Interviews with Phylicia Rashad & The Cast Of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is currently captivating audiences at the Mark Taper Forum in d...
published: 01 Oct 2016
Exclusive Interviews with Phylicia Rashad & The Cast Of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
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Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Louisiana Hoo Doo Blues"
„Louisiana Hoo Doo Blues"
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Recorded: Chicago , May, 1925
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Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Louisiana Hoo Doo Blues"
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Mo'Nique Explains Why She's in 'Bessie': HBO Played Fair
Oscar winner Mo'Nique sat down with ET to discuss the rumor that she was blackballed in Ho...
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Mo'Nique Explains Why She's in 'Bessie': HBO Played Fair
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Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Shave 'Em Dry Blues"
Recorded: Chicago, August 1924
Guitar Duet, Possibly Milas Pruit and another.
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Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Shave 'Em Dry Blues"
Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Shave 'Em Dry Blues"
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Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Rough And Tumble Blues"
„Rough And Tumble Blues"
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Recorded: Chicago , July, 1925
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Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Rough And Tumble Blues"
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Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Goodbye Daddy Blues"
„Goodbye Daddy Blues"
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Recorded: Chicago , May, 1925
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Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Goodbye Daddy Blues"
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Ma Rainey - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Lyrics
Ma Rainey - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Lyrics
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Ma Rainey - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Lyrics
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Bessie Smith / Ma Rainey
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Bessie Smith / Ma Rainey
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Memphis Minnie-Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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Ma Rainey: Daddy Goodbye Blues
Ma Rainey: Daddy Goodbye Blues
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Ma Rainey: Daddy Goodbye Blues
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Night Time Blues - Ma Rainey
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Night Time Blues - Ma Rainey
Night Time Blues - Ma Rainey
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Stormy Sea Blues - Ma Rainey
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Stormy Sea Blues - Ma Rainey
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Ma Rainey - Countin' The Blues (1924)
Ma Rainey - Countin' The Blues (1924)
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Ma Rainey - Countin' The Blues (1924)
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Booze and Blues - Ma Rainey
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Ma Rainey - Booze And Blues (1924)
Ma Rainey - Booze And Blues (1924)
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Gertrude Ma Rainey Mother of The Blues
Gretrude Pridget "Ma Rainey".
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Icon.
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Gertrude Ma Rainey Mother of The Blues
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Moose Loose - Molde Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway, August 1976
Moose Loose - Molde Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway, August 1976
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Moose Loose - Molde Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway, August 1976
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Gertrude Malissa Pridgett ('Ma'' Rainey) Full Double Album Vinyl
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Blues & Blues Alone - 2hrs of Pure Vintage Blues
Blues & Blues Alone – 2hrs of Pure Vintage Blues
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Blues & Blues Alone - 2hrs of Pure Vintage Blues
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The Blues Kitchen Jukebox: Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues
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Ladies Sing The Blues - Best Of Female Blues Vocalists
Ladies Sing The Blues – Best Of Female Blues Vocalists
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Ladies Sing The Blues - Best Of Female Blues Vocalists
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Gertrude Ma Rainey - Grandes maestros del blues 11.wmv
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Blues Women: The First Civil Rights Workers
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Blues Women: The First Civil Rights Workers
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Various Artists - Ladies Sing the Blues - 75 Original Classics (Not Now Music) [Full Album]
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Various Artists - Ladies Sing the Blues - 75 Original Classics (Not Now Music) [Full Album]
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Thousand Road Blues - Here's The Blues! 2h of Music
Thousand Road Blues – Here’s The Blues! 2h of Music
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Black Cat Hoot Owl Blues
Black cat on my doorstep, black cat on my windowsill
Black cat on my doorstep, black cat on my windowsill
If one black cat don't cross me, another black cat will
It's bad luck if I'm jolly, bad luck if I cry
It's bad luck if I'm jolly, bad luck if I cry
It's bad luck if I stay here, it's still more bad luck if I die
Last night a hootin' owl came and sat right over my door
Last night a hootin' owl came and sat right over my door
A feelin' seems to tell me, I'll never see my man no more
I feel my left eye jumpin', my heart a-bumpin'
I'm on my P's and Q's
I feel my brain a-thumpin', I got no time to lose
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If ISIS Has Its Way, Macy’s Day Parade Will Be Reigned Out With Terror
Edit WorldNews.com 23 Nov 2016
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas DarlingIf ISIS has its way, instead of oversized air balloons, like Mickey Mouse and Superman and Kermit the Frog, or precision marching bands and parade floats, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be rained out with a reign of terror ... Moreover, counterterrorism experts view the change an act of desperation to try and gain recruits ... He is a correspondent for www.worldnews.com....
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Trump 'names former critic Nikki Haley as UN envoy'
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Trump rethinks need for torture
Edit Arkansas Online 23 Nov 2016
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump, in an interview with The New York Times, suggested a turnabout on the need for torture as a tool in the fight against terrorism, which he repeatedly endorsed during the campaign. Trump suggested that he has changed his mind about the usefulness of waterboarding and other forms of torture after talking with James Mattis, a retired Marine Corps general, who headed the U.S. Central Command ... Gen....
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Dalai Lama: 'I have no worries' about Trump's election
Edit The Jakarta Post 23 Nov 2016
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Wednesday he has "no worries" about Donald Trump's election as US president and expects the businessman will align his policies with global realities. Commenting at the conclusion of a four-day visit to Mongolia, the leader of Tibetan Buddhism says he looks forward to seeing Trump at some point following the Jan. 20 inauguration ... "So I have no worries." ... ....
NI Hospice was close to heart of tragic football fan Archie, having cared for his wife and then later his partner. He raised money for it when alive... and five months after his death, he'll do so again
Edit Belfast Telegraph 23 Nov 2016
But now, in death, popular Belfast football fan Robert 'Archie' Rainey is helping to repay the charity for its kindness and dedication ... But, by a horrible twist of fate, in 2007 - 10 years after Mrs Rainey's death - Archie's new partner June was also diagnosed with cancer and she passed away in the hospice, too, but not before she showed astonishing courage to complete a sponsored walk ... But there was another side to Archie Rainey....
NI Hospice was close to heart of tragic football fan Archie Rainey, having cared for his wife and then later his partner. He raised money for it when alive... and five months after his death, he'll do so again
Edit Belfast Telegraph 23 Nov 2016
But now, in death, popular Belfast football fan Robert 'Archie' Rainey is helping to repay the charity for its kindness and dedication ... But, by a horrible twist of fate, in 2007 - 10 years after Mrs Rainey's death - Archie's new partner June was also diagnosed with cancer and she passed away in the hospice, too, but not before she showed astonishing courage to complete a sponsored walk ... But there was another side to Archie Rainey....
Taiwan News Quick Take
Edit Taipei Times 23 Nov 2016
Ma back from US trip. Former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) returned home yesterday after concluding a five-day trip to the US. Ma was in the US at the invitation of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies at the University of Notre Dame, where he spoke on Taiwan’s new role in Asia and the world at the institute’s second Asia leadership forum on Sunday ... That was Ma’s first overseas visit since leaving office on May 20....
‘Love and Hip Hop New York’ Season 7 Cast: Kimbella, Snoop, Remy Ma And More
Edit Inquisitr 23 Nov 2016
Yandy Smith, Cardi B, Kimbella, Remy Ma, and Snoop Pearson will be some of the main cast members this season ... Remy Ma and Papoose prove they are relationship goals when it is revealed that the Brooklyn lyricist became her manager while she was in prison ... A photo posted by Remy Ma (@remyma) on Nov 21, 2016 at 5.01pm PST. Papoose and Remy Ma discuss their plans on having twins ... Kimbella, Snoop, Remy Ma And More is an article from....
Chinese astronaut plays table tennis alone thanks to the magic of zero-gravity
Edit Mashable 23 Nov 2016Aberystwyth University Fine Art alumna reaches the final of Landscape Artist of the Year (Aberystwyth University)
Edit Public Technologies 23 Nov 2016
(Source. Aberystwyth University). 23 November 2016 ... Kim Whitby, who graduated with an MA in Fine Art from the Aberystwyth School of Art in 2014, has reached the final of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2016 ... 'My time on my Fine Art MA in Aberystwyth was a Ronseal experience ... 'I certainly finished my course in a place professionally that I could never have imagined getting to before my MA.'....
Space jamming: Chinese astronaut plays solo ping-pong
Edit The Mercury News 23 Nov 2016
Liu Guoliang, the national team’s head coach was in the studio with gold medalist Ma Long and silver medalist Zhang Ji Ke and said of Chen “he moves even faster than Ma or Zhang.” ... ....
Are men less capable of being faithful in marriage?
Edit China Daily 23 Nov 2016
A short while ago, when news broke out that Ma Rong had betrayed her movie star husband Wang Baoqiang, netizens were furious for months, accusing Ma of infidelity and so many other things, including using Wang's wealth and fame for personal gain. Some even accused Ma's mother of bad parenting ... While Ma had her waterloo moment in crisis management, Lin enjoyed something of a success story ... There is still a long way to go ... ....
Chinese astronaut stuns Olympic champions of table tennis
Edit China Daily 23 Nov 2016
... His performance impressed Rio Olympics gold medalist Ma Long and silver medalist Zhang Jike as well as the head coach of the Chinese table tennis team Liu Guoliang. "He moves even faster than Ma and Zhang," said Liu ... ....
MOFA logs China’s diplomatic bullying
Edit Taipei Times 23 Nov 2016
Among the latest entries is an online log entitled “Mainland China’s interference with our nation’s international presence,” which is a record of the incident in Malaysia on Thursday last week, when the World Chinese Economic Summit organizers removed any reference to former president Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) presidential title from his designation for the event....
'Mini Jack Ma' faces struggles brought by instant fame
Edit China Daily 23 Nov 2016
How to deal with the fame of becoming a cyber-celebrity is now a tough question for the 8-year-old 'mini Jack Ma' ... 11 launched by Alibaba, the boy, Fan Xiaoqin shot to fame soon after photos of him showing a striking resemblance to Jack Ma, circulated online once again ... ....
Ally Kjellander Wins MWC’s Peterson Award (Illinois College Athletics - Blueboys and Lady Blues)
Edit Public Technologies 23 Nov 2016
(Source. Illinois College Athletics - Blueboys and Lady Blues). Ally Kjellander won the 2016-17 Ruth Peterson Award for the senior in the Midwest Conference with the highest GPA in her junior season. MWC Release. GRINNELL, Iowa. - Illinois College senior was named the 2016-17 Ruth Peterson Award winner, while Knox College senior Jeremy Rainey-Brown was named the Roy W. LeClere Award winner ... Roy W ... Four of her five goals were game-winners....
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