Gertrude "Ma" Rainey (née Pridgett; April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939) was an influential American blues singer and early blues recording artist. Dubbed the "Mother of the Blues", she bridged earlier vaudeville and the authentic expression of southern blues, influencing a generation of blues singers.Gertrude Pridgett began performing as a teenager and became known as "Ma" Rainey after her marriage to Will "Pa" Rainey in 1904. They toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels and later formed their ... Read more
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Deep Moaning Blues | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Hear Me Talking to You | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Those Dogs of Mine | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
See See Rider | Red Tails | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
See see rider | The Last Elvis | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Weepin' Woman Blues | Bessie | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Prove It on Me | Bessie | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Young Woman's Blues | Bessie | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
See See Rider | Bessie | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
See See Rider | To Sleep with Anger | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
See See Rider | Crooked House | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
New Bo-Weevil Blues | Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
New Bo-Weevil Blues | Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music | Performer | Buy on Amazon |