Gertrude " Ma " Rainey (née Pridgett; April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939) [1][2][3] was an American blues singer and influential early-blues recording artist. [4] Dubbed the "Mother of the Blues", she bridged earlier vaudeville and the authentic expression of southern blues, influencing a generation of blues singers. [5]

2014年4月2日 · Described by African American poet Sterling Brown in Black Culture and Black Consciousness as "a person of the folk," Rainey recorded in various musical settings and exhibited the influence of...

Often called the “Mother of the Blues,” Ma Rainey was known for her deep-throated voice and mesmerizing stage presence that drew packed audiences and sold hit records in the early twentieth century.

Ma Rainey (born April 26, 1886, Columbus, Georgia, U.S.—died December 22, 1939, Columbus) was an American singer who was known as the “mother of the blues ” and who was recognized as the first great professional blues vocalist.

2020年10月12日 · Gertrude "Ma" Rainey was undoubtedly one of the greatest blues performers of all time. Not only did her voice captivate audiences, but she had such a stage presence that …

2020年12月18日 · But her overlooked legacy is being revisited thanks to the release of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a film adaptation of August Wilson’s acclaimed 1982 play that arrived on Netflix on...

Ma Rainey (1886–1939), known as the "Mother of the Blues,” was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers. Ma Rainey was born Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia, on April 26, 1886, to parents Thomas and Ella Pridgett.

2003年5月9日 · Styled as the “Mother of the Blues,” Gertrude Pridgett Rainey, better known as “Ma” Rainey, was one of the most important of the early blues singers. In her thirty-five years of touring and recording, the Georgia native did much to establish the “classic” blues as a staple in American musical life.

2010年12月15日 · Businesswoman and entertainer Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, known as the Mother of Blues, was the most popular blues singer/ songwriter of the 1920s. She is considered to be the first woman to introduce blues into her performances.

2019年6月12日 · With her unapologetic lyrics, Rainey proudly proclaimed her bisexuality and helped to mainstream black female narratives in a musical style that later became a nationwide craze.