Ma Rainey

"Too big to miss and too loud to ignore"

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    members

    Louis Armstrong, Tommy Ladnier, Fletcher Henderson and Coleman Hawkins

    tags

    public domain, r&b, americana, 78 RPM, delta, ma rainey, blues, old jazz, 1900, muzic, mp34u, fakemarainey

    into

    WOMEN

    state of mind

    lovin' & ragin'

    vices

    smokin', drinkin', staying out all night, hanging out in bars, living large, loving the wrong men, loving the right women.....and going to church.

    favorite artists

    Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Louis Armstrong, Son House, Tommy Ladnier, Fletcher Henderson and Coleman Hawkins.

    favorite movies

    Jurassic Park
    GENRES: country/folk, blues, jazz, rhythm & blues, delta
    LOCATION: Columbus GA, US
    WEBSITE: http://fakemarainey.blogspot.com/
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    About
     
    Gertrude Pridgett, or Ma Rainey as she is more commonly known, was born on April 26, 1886 in Columbus, Georgia, to parents, Thomas and Ella Pridgrett, minstrel show entertainers. When Gertrude was just 14 years old, she followed in her parents footsteps and embarked upon a career in entertaining; she...    more »
    Posted 12 Songs    view all »
    Shave 'em Dry Blues
    blues
    oh yes. One of my oldest recordings from 1924. This is the polite version too, you shoulda heard the nasty lyrics I really wrote for...
    Stack O' Lee Blues
    blues
    One of the more famous traditional blues tunes. Stack 'O Lee was a bad man, but he was my man, and of course he done...
    Don't Fish in My Sea
    blues, acoustic blues, piano, delta
    "If you don't like my Ocean, don't fish in my Sea". Ha! I've always been proud of this one. Check out James Blythe on the...
    Georgia Cake Walk
    blues, country blues, standards
    Here's a dance we used to do back in my day. The cakewalk was one of the most popular of all early jazz styles of...
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