Ma Rainey
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Biography
[Edit]Ma Rainey wasn't the first blues singer to make records, but by all rights she probably should have been. In an era when women were the marquee names in blues, Rainey was once the most celebrated of all; the "Mother of the Blues" had been singing the music for more than 20 years before she made her recording debut (Paramount, 1923). With the advent of blues records, she became even more influential, immortalizing such songs as "See See Rider," "Bo-Weavil Blues," and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." Like the other classic blues divas, she had a repertoire of pop and minstrel songs as well as blues, but she maintained a heavier, tougher vocal delivery than the cabaret blues singers who followed. Rainey's records featured her with jug bands, guitar duos, and bluesmen such as Tampa Red and Blind Blake, in addition to the more customary horns-and-piano jazz-band accompaniment (occasionally including such luminaries as Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory, and Fletcher Henderson).
Born and raised in Columbus, Georgia, Ma Rainey (born Gertrude Pridgett) began singing professionally when she was a teenager, performing with a number of minstrel and medicine shows. In 1904, she married William "Pa" Rainey and she changed her name to "Ma" Rainey. The couple performed as "Rainey and Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues" and toured throughout the south, performing with several minstrel shows, circuses, and tent shows. According to legend, she gave a young Bessie Smith vocal lessons during this time. By the early '20s, Rainey had become a featured performer on the Theater Owners' Booking Association circuit.
In 1923, Rainey signed a contract with Paramount Records. Although her recording career lasted only a mere six years — her final sessions were in 1928 — she recorded over 100 songs and many of them, including "C.C. Rider" and "Bo Weavil Blues," became genuine blues classics. During these sessions, she was supported by some of the most talented blues and jazz musicians of her era, including Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson, Coleman Hawkins, Buster Bailey, and Lovie Austin.
Rainey's recordings and performances were extremely popular among black audiences, particularly in the south. After reaching the height of her popularity in the late '20s, Rainey's career faded away by the early '30s as female blues singing became less popular with the blues audience. She retired from performing in 1933, settling down in her hometown of Columbus. In 1939, Rainey died of a heart attack. She left behind an immense recorded legacy, which continued to move and influence successive generations of blues, country, and rock & roll musicians. In 1983, Rainey was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame; seven years later, she was inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. ~ Jim O'Neal & Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
Title: An Introduction To The Blues
Artist: Ma Rainey
Title: Sounds Of Music pres. Ma Rainey (Digitally Re-Mastered Recordings)
Artist: Ma Rainey
Genre: Blues
Title: Mother of the Blues, CD E
Artist: Tampa Red, Papa Charlie Jackson, Ma Rainey, Georgia Tom Dorsey
Title: Street Walker Blues: Vintage Songs About Prostitution Volume 2 (Digitally Remastered)
Artist: Bessie Smith, Clara Smith, Irene Scruggs, Lucille Bogan, Maggie Jones, Georgia White, Lonnie Johnson, Bertha " Chippie " Hill, Lil Johnson, Sam Theard, Jimmy Rushing, Ma Rainey, Bessie Jackson, Barrel House Annie
Title: Mother of the Blues, CD A
Artist: Tommy Ladnier, Ma Rainey, Lovie Austin
Title: Mother of the Blues, CD D
Artist: Blind Blake, Kid Ory, Ma Rainey, Claude Hopkins
Title: Mother of the Blues, CD C
Artist: Coleman Hawkins, Fletcher Henderson, Buster Bailey, Ma Rainey
Collections
Title: The Road To Robert Johnson And Beyond (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Diggin' Deeper Legendary Blues Treasures - Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Diggin' Deeper Legendary Blues Treasures - Vol. 10
Genre: Blues
Title: Diggin' Deeper Legendary Blues Treasures - Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Diggin' Deeper Legendary Blues Treasures - Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Diggin' Deeper Legendary Blues Treasures - Vol. 4
Genre: Blues
Title: Diggin' Deeper Legendary Blues Treasures - Vol. 5
Genre: Blues
Title: Diggin' Deeper Legendary Blues Treasures - Vol. 6
Genre: Blues
Title: Diggin' Deeper Legendary Blues Treasures - Vol. 7
Genre: Blues
Title: Diggin' Deeper Legendary Blues Treasures - Vol. 8
Genre: Blues
Title: Diggin' Deeper Legendary Blues Treasures - Vol. 9
Genre: Blues
Title: Let Me Tell You About The Blues, New York (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Rock 'n' Roll Classics (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Living The Blues ~ Blues Roots 1920-1930
Genre: Blues
Title: The Blues: A Musical Journey (Martin Scorsese) (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Women In Blues - House Of Blues (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Paramount Masters
Genre: Blues
Title: Classic Jazz - From New Orleans To Harlem, Volume 91
Genre: Jazz
Title: News & The Blues - Telling It Like It Is
Genre: Blues
Title: Voodoo Blues: The Devil Within (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Rough Guide To Blues Women
Genre: Blues
Title: The Rough Guide To Blues Women
Genre: Blues
Title: The Complete History Of The Blues 1920-1962 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Blues On The Road Road Trip Music 2019
Genre: Blues
Title: Drive With Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Hits The Blues Collection 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: 100 Greatest Songs Of The 1920s (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: The Rough Guide To Blues Divas
Genre: Blues
Title: An Anthology Of 20th Century Blues (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Featuring albums
Title: Street Walker Blues: Vintage Songs About Prostitution Volume 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Acoustic
Title: Super Tracks & Great Singers, Vol. 13
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues - The Worlds Of Charley Patton (CD6)
Artist: Charley Patton
Genre: Blues
Title: The Masters of Blues! (33 Best of Ma Rainey & Kokomo Arnold)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues