Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
"Ma" Rainey was one of the earliest American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of blues singers to record. She was billed as the Mother of the Blues...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBlues Singer
Date of Birth26 April 1886
CityColumbus, GA
CountryUnited States of America
music advice soul
[Advice to Bessie Smith:] Let your soul do the singin'.
world empty
This be an empty world without the blues.
music tunes staircases
A tune's like a staircase - walk up on it.