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- NAME: Ma Rainey
- OCCUPATION: Singer
- BIRTH DATE: April 26, 1886
- DEATH DATE: December 22, 1939
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Columbus, Georgia
- PLACE OF DEATH: Georgia
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Singer Ma Rainey was the first popular stage entertainer to incorporate authentic blues into her song repertoire and became known as the "Mother of the Blues."
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Ma Rainey - Mini Biography (2:38)
Ma Rainey - Mini Biography
A short biography of Ma Rainey, the "Mother of the Blues,” who was a pioneer of the blues music genre. Rainey’s raw delivery landed her a record deal and her own show.
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View groupIn the 1920s, women like Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith were the first—and for a while, the only—artists to record the blues. American women of this era made great strides toward gaining equality and basic human rights for themselves and others in society, including attaining the right to vote and working toward social justice. The 20th century was a wide-open opportunity for women to embrace the modern world, outside of the traditional bounds of the home.
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