Gertrude Pridgett Rainey

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Gertrude Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey, was a pioneering early 20th-century American blues singer often hailed as the "Mother of the Blues" for her influential recordings and performances.

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instanceOf African-American musician
American singer
blues singer
human
performer
activeYearsEnd 1935
activeYearsStart 1900
alsoKnownAs Ma Rainey NERFINISHED
associatedAct Bessie Smith NERFINISHED
Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart disease
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1886-04-26
dateOfDeath 1939-12-22
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
fieldOfWork blues performance
music
genre blues
classic blues
honor inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
influenced Bessie Smith NERFINISHED
Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED
blues music
instrument voice
languageOfPerformance English
memberOf Rabbit Foot Minstrels NERFINISHED
Tolliver’s Circus and Musical Extravaganza NERFINISHED
movement classic female blues
nickname Mother of the Blues NERFINISHED
notableAchievement one of the first professional blues singers to record
notableAlias Madame Rainey NERFINISHED
notableFact pioneering early 20th-century American blues singer
widely hailed as the Mother of the Blues
notableWork Bo-Weevil Blues NERFINISHED
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom NERFINISHED
See See Rider Blues NERFINISHED
numberOfRecordings over 90
occupation singer
songwriter
performingName Ma Rainey NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Columbus, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Columbus, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
recordLabel Paramount Records NERFINISHED
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
Columbus, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
spouse Pa Rainey NERFINISHED
William Rainey NERFINISHED

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Ma Rainey fullName Gertrude Pridgett Rainey