| LC control no. | n 50076486 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Rainey, Ma, 1886-1939 |
| Variant(s) | Rainey, Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett, 1886-1939 Pridgett, Gertrude, 1886-1939 |
| Biography/History note | Ma Rainey was a Blues Foundation Hall of Fame inductee and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1886-04-26 |
| Death date | 1939-12-22 |
| Place of birth | Columbus (Ga.) |
| Place of death | Rome (Ga.) |
| Field of activity | Blues (Music) |
| Affiliation | Paramount (Sound recording label) Springer Opera House (Columbus, Ga.) Theater Owners' Booking Association |
| Profession or occupation | Entertainers Blues musicians Singers |
| Found in | Ma Rainey, classic blues performances. [Phonodisc] 195-. Rainey, M. The mother of the blues, 1923-1928 [SR] 1998: label (Ma Rainey) insert (b. Gertrude Pridgett, Apr. 26, 1886, d. Dec. 22, 1939, Columbus, Ga.) Santelli, R. The big book of blues, c2001 (Ma Rainey; b. Gertrude Pridgett, Apr. 26, 1886, d. Dec. 22, 1939, Columbus, Ga.; blues singer) African American National Biography, accessed March 14, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Rainey, Ma; Gertrude Pridgett; vaudeville performer, blues musician, singer; born 26 April 1886 in Columbus, Georgia, United States; made her debut in Bunch of Blackberries revue at the Springer Opera House, Columbus, Georgia; married William Rainey, a comedian and dancer (1904) and “Ma” and “Pa” Rainey achieved success as Rainey and Rainey (1914-1916); performed with Bessie Smith blues singer (1914-1934); began a recording career with Chicago's Paramount Records (1923-1928); Louis Armstrong played cornet on her most famous release “See See Rider" (1924); toured with the Theater Owners' Booking Association (TOBA); died 22 December 1939 in Rome, Georgia, United States) |
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