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26 Apr 10 - 12:35 PM (#2894661) Subject: Happy birthday, Ma Rainey! From: Desert Dancer This one's for you, Max and Bobert: The American Folklife Center via Facebook says, "Today is Ma Rainey's Birthday (4/26/1886)! Often known as the "Mother of the Blues," Rainey recorded such songs as "Bo-Weevil Blues," "Moonshine Blues," and "Yonder Comes the Blues" with Louis Armstrong. In celebration of Ma Rainey, here's one of the many blues recordings at AFC: Greyhound Blues" See also: Ma Rainey, via Google ~ Becky in Tucson |
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26 Apr 10 - 12:42 PM (#2894669) Subject: RE: Happy birthday, Ma Rainey! From: Crowhugger Thanks Becky, she's a favourite of mine! ~CH |
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26 Apr 10 - 02:11 PM (#2894709) Subject: RE: Happy birthday, Ma Rainey! From: VirginiaTam GAWD! Some weird cosmic shit going on. Today during lunch I was listening to my Encyclopedia of Early Blues Classics CD #2 and really picked up on Ma Rainey's Sleep Talkin Blues. Been googling for lyrics this evening and can't find em. Too too bizarre. |
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26 Apr 10 - 02:15 PM (#2894711) Subject: RE: Happy birthday, Ma Rainey! From: VirginiaTam I mean the serendipity of this thread on the day I discovered her. Why isn't there more about Ma Rainey (Gertrude Prigdett) on the mudcat? |
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26 Apr 10 - 03:15 PM (#2894755) Subject: RE: Happy birthday, Ma Rainey! From: Leadfingers Perhaps because she was a JAZZ blues singer Tam ?? |
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27 Apr 10 - 02:29 AM (#2895079) Subject: RE: Happy birthday, Ma Rainey! From: VirginiaTam But she was known as the Mother of Blues, Terry. Sleep Talkin blues doesn't sound very jazz to me. |