Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Ma Rainey
Editorial Reviews • A complete career retrospective, covering all periods of her career and various record labels • Transcribed directly from Paramount 78's and completely restored and re-mastered • Original cover art by Bill Stout • Detailed liner notes and track information
<"b0000aov4e2999"> About the Artist
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, Ma 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. Ma 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).
<"b0000aov4e4999"> Album Description
• This release in the Heroes of the Blues series is the only true cross-licensed best of package for Ma Rainey
Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Ma Rainey, Music, Ma Rainey, Blues, Blues Music, Classic Female Blues, Pop
Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Ma Rainey
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