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Ma Rainey

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Gertrude Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (Columbus, Georgia, April 26, 1886 – Columbus, Georgia, December 22, 1939), was one of the earliest known professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues. She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers. She first appeared on stage in Columbus in "A Bunch of Blackberries" at the age of 14.

Top songs

  1. Runaway Blues
  2. Booze and Blues
  3. Slave To The Blues
  4. Bo-Weavil Blues (Take 1)
  5. See See Rider Blues
  6. Prove It on Me Blues
  7. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
  8. "Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom
  9. Shave 'Em Dry Blues
  10. Stack O' Lee Blues
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  1. Jealous Hearted Blues
  2. Black Eye Blues
  3. Farewell Daddy Blues
  4. Lucky Rock Blues
  5. Daddy Goodbye Blues
  6. Oh Papa Blues
  7. Jelly Bean Blues
  8. Dead Drunk Blues
  9. Chain Gang Blues
  10. Sweet Rough Man
  11. Don't Fish in My Sea
  12. Blues Oh Blues
  13. Countin' the Blues
  14. Toad Frog Blues
  15. Prove It On Me
  16. Cell Bound Blues
  17. Hear Me Talking To You
  18. Traveling Blues
  19. Dream Blues
  20. Trust No Man
  21. Moonshine Blues
  22. Stack O'Lee Blues
  23. Black Eye Blues (Take 1)
  24. Explaining the Blues
  25. 'Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom
  26. Blame It on the Blues
  27. Georgia Cake Walk
  28. See See Rider
  29. Screech Owl Blues
  30. Victim Of The Blues
  31. Bad Luck Blues
  32. Mountain Jack Blues
  33. Stormy Sea Blues
  34. Walking Blues
  35. Night Time Blues
  36. See See The Rider Blues
  37. Sleep Talking Blues
  38. Morning Hour Blues
  39. Barrel House Blues
  40. Sleep Talking Blues (Take 1)
  41. Bessemer Bound Blues
  42. See See Rider Blues (Take 1)
  43. Black Cat Hoot Owl Blues
  44. Yonder Come the Blues
  45. Lost Wandering Blues
  46. Southern Blues
  47. Daddy, Goodbye Blues
  48. Ma Rainey's Mystery Record
  49. Bo-Weavil Blues (Take 2)
  50. Leaving This Morning
  51. South Bound Blues
  52. Army Camp Harmony Blues
  53. Shave 'em Dry
  54. Louisiana Hoo Doo Blues
  55. Black Cat, Hoot Owl Blues
  56. Wringin' And Twistin' Blues
  57. C.C. Rider
  58. Yonder Come The Blues (Take 1)
  59. Lawd Send Me a Man Blues
  60. Last Minute Blues
  61. Those Dogs Of Mine
  62. Hustlin' Blues
  63. New Boweavil Blues
  64. Rough And Tumble Blues
  65. Leavin' This Morning
  66. Deep Moaning Blues
  67. C. C. Rider
  68. Black Dust Blues
  69. Bo Weavil Blues
  70. Goodbye Daddy Blues
  71. Those All Night Long Blues (Take 1)
  72. Honey Where You Been So Long
  73. Farewell, Daddy Blues
  74. Hellish Rag
  75. Sissy Blues
  76. Big Feeling Blues
  77. Down in the Basement
  78. Booze & Blues
  79. Down By The Riverside
  80. New Bo Weavil Blues
  81. Misery Blues
  82. Log Camp Blues
  83. Shaveem Dry Blues
  84. Damper Down Blues
  85. Ice Bag Papa
  86. Yonder Comes The Blues
  87. Tough Luck Blues
  88. Big Boy Blues
  89. Slow Driving Moan
  90. Jealousy Blues

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