Ma Rainey
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Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1886 - 1939
Occupation
Entertainment
Notable Achievements
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Description
Known as 'mother of the blues', was one of the first jazz and blues artists to make a recording. Inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Scandal caused by a raided lesbian party she organized. In 1994, the U.S. Post Office issued a Rainey 29-cent commemorative postage stamp. Born Gertrude Pridgett.
