Ma rainey cause of death
Ma rainey kids.
Ma rainey net worth
Ma Rainey
()
Who Was Ma Rainey?
Ma Rainey was the first popular stage entertainer to incorporate authentic blues into her song repertoire. She performed during the first three decades of the 20th century and enjoyed mass popularity during the blues craze of the s.
Rainey's music has served as inspiration for such poets as Langston Hughes. Described by African American poet Sterling Brown in Black Culture and Black Consciousness as "a person of the folk," Rainey recorded in various musical settings and exhibited the influence of genuine rural blues.
She is widely recognized as the first great female blues vocalist.
Early Career
Rainey was born Gertrude Pridgett on April 26, , in Columbus, Georgia, to minstrel troupers Thomas Pridgett, Sr. and Ella Allen-Pridgett.
Rainey worked at the Springer Opera House in , performing as a singer and dancer in the local talent show, "A Bunch of Blackberries." On February 2, , Pridgett married comedy songster William &
