Gertrude Pridgett
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Gertrude Pridgett, better known as Ma Rainey, was a pioneering early 20th-century American blues singer often hailed as the "Mother of the Blues."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American singer
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blues singer ⓘ human ⓘ stage performer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1935 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1900 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ma Rainey
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Madame Rainey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Rabbit’s Foot Minstrels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1886-04-26 ⓘ |
| birthName | Gertrude Pridgett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Columbus, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Columbus, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1939-12-22 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Pridgett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
blues performance
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music ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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classic female blues ⓘ |
| givenName | Gertrude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDepiction |
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020 film)
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | development of classic blues style ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Mother of the Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Bessie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | blues ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1904 ⓘ |
| nickname | Mother of the Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being called the Mother of the Blues
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pioneering early 20th-century blues singing ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bo-Weevil Blues
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom NERFINISHED ⓘ See See Rider Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfRecordings | over 90 ⓘ |
| occupation |
blues singer
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singer ⓘ |
| partOf | early 20th-century American blues movement ⓘ |
| performanceMedium |
tent shows
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vaudeville ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Paramount Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Columbus, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Will Rainey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Ma Rainey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | contralto ⓘ |
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