Crazy Blues
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"Crazy Blues" is a landmark 1920 blues recording by Mamie Smith that is widely regarded as the first commercially successful blues record by an African American female singer.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues recording
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song ⓘ |
| accompaniment | jazz band ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 3 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | early race records era ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Okeh 4169 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Perry Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| era | 1920s popular music ⓘ |
| firstCommerciallySuccessfulBluesRecordBy | African American female singer ⓘ |
| firstIssuedOnFormat | shellac disc ⓘ |
| genre | blues ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later blues singers
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recording opportunities for African American artists ⓘ |
| hasPerformer |
Mamie Smith
NERFINISHED
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Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Crazy Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early landmark in recorded blues history
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pioneering recording in African American popular music ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of classic female blues
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record industry marketing of race records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Perry Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | race record ⓘ |
| musicalForm | 12-bar blues ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first commercially successful blues record by an African American female singer
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helping to establish the race records market ⓘ |
| originalAudience | African American record buyers ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 78 rpm phonograph record ⓘ |
| performedBy | Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Mamie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early jazz and blues era ⓘ |
| recordCompany | Okeh Phonograph Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingStudio | Okeh recording studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Okeh Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1920-08-10 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| subgenre | classic female blues ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
emotional distress
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romantic sorrow ⓘ |
| tempo | medium ⓘ |
| vocalist | Mamie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | classic blues vocal ⓘ |
| vocalType | female solo vocal ⓘ |
| writer | Perry Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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