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- Gertrude Pridgett, or Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 - December 22, 1939) was one of the earliest known American 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.
- Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (September, 1882 – 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. Also known, though less discussed, is the fact that she was bisexual. Rainey never shied away from her feelings in her music, as is apparent in the lyrics of "Prove It On Me":
- Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey o Ma Rainey (Columbus (Georgia), 26 de abril de 1886 - 22 de diciembre de 1939), fue una cantante negra de blues clásico, una de las primeras en hacerlo con acompañamiento de piano o de orquesta de jazz. Conocida como la "madre del blues" (en parte por su labor de mentora de Bessie Smith), sus grabaciones, un centenar, realizadas cuando tenía cuarenta años, corresponden a los años entre 1923 y 1929, y ejemplifican un tipo de blues urbano ya estandarizado. Influyó a grandes figuras como Ethel Waters y Billie Holiday.
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