Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, American blues singer and influential early blues recording artist, dubbed "Mother of the Blues", was born on Apr. 26, 1886 (d. 1939). #MaRainey
Ma Rainey w/ the Tub Jug Washboard Band - "Deep Moaning Blues" (1928)
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