Ma Rainey
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About
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 Tracks
Cell Bound Blues
Jailhouse Blues & Murder BalladsJealous Hearted Blues (Album Version)
Ma RaineyMa Rainey's black bottom (2022 Remastered Version)
Prove it on me (2022 Remastered Version)Bessemer Bound Blues (Album Version)
Ma RaineyLog Camp Blues
Ma Rainey (1928)Slave To The Blues (Album Version)
Ma RaineyBooze and Blues
Presenting Ma RaineyShave 'Em Dry Blues
Ma Rainey's Black BottomBlack Cat Hoot Owl Blues
Ma Rainey (1928)
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Discography
Blues & Soul Records No. 158: Ma Rainey's Deep Moan
Album2021Blame It on the Blues
Album2019The Definitive Collection 1924-1928
Album2018The Very Best Of
Album2009Mother of the Blues
Album2007Story of The Blues (Chapter 2)
Album2004Presenting Ma Rainey
Album2003Night Time Blues
Album1999Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 1: December 1923 to c. August 1924
Album1998Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 2: c. 15 October 1924 to c. August 1925)
Album1998
