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Ma Rainey - The archetypal 'big mama' blues singer
Erik Lesser for the New York Times In an earlier post on Bessie Smith, Adam made reference to Ma Rainey. Ma danced the black bottom, doled out world-weary advice and claimed to be ready with … more »
The Inquiring Mind
Ma Rainey - The archetypal 'big mama' blues singer
adamsmith1922 wrote 3 months ago: Erik Lesser for the New York Times In an earlier post on Bessie Smith, Adam made reference … more »
Classic Blues 1 - Bessie Smith
adamsmith1922 wrote 3 months ago: Adam has a great love of music. He is especially fond of jazz and blues. When he was much younger on … more »
The Museum of Black WWII History
dadoonan wrote 10 months ago: Border Line - A look at what’s happening over the state line This article was originally publi … more »
