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[[File:marainey.png|200px|thumb|left|Ma Rainey (Gertrude Pridgett)]]
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==Country==
 
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==Notable Achievements==
 
==Notable Achievements==
  
 
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Known as 'mother of the blues'.  Scandal caused by a raided lesbian party she organized.
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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. 
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.biography.com/people/ma-rainey-9542413#awesm=~oDueQnAGHI9XH3
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* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJm3YGAwPUM
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* http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/489922/Ma-Rainey
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* http://rockhall.com/inductees/ma-rainey/bio/
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Revision as of 13:08, 6 May 2014

Ma Rainey (Gertrude Pridgett)

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.

Further Reading/Research


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