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- Date Released: January 1, 1992
- Genre: Blues
- Label: Fantasy Records
An essential collection of the "Mother of the Blues"
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We Say...
Though singing blues in minstrel and medicine shows since 1902 or so, Ma Rainey didn't record until 1923, when she was 37 years old. As a link between pre-blues, pre-recording styles and classic blues, she was indeed "Mother of the Blues." Her earthy contralto and phrasing made her more akin to Delta greats than to classic blueswomen, and she helped define the genre repertoire with hits like "See See Rider Blues," which played down-home vocals off against sophisticated backing by Louis Armstrong and Fletcher Henderson. Nor was she a slave to love songs; "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and others spoke to black Southern conditions in a way that few others dared.
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They Say...
Nobody could belt it out like Ma Rainey, and here's a great collection that showcases it. All of the lady's biggest hits ("See See Rider," "Jealous Hearted Blues," "Black Cat, Hoot Owl Blues," "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom") are here, and the sound is as good as one can expect from the old Paramount 78s, probably the worst-pressed discs of the 1920s. Still, Ma's ebullient personality comes through the hisses and pops and scratches loud and clear. An essential blues buy for the collection.
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Jealous Hearted Blues
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3:13 |
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| 02. | |
See See The Rider Blues
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3:20 |
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| 03. | |
Jelly Bean Blues
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3:22 |
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| 04. | |
Countin' The Blues
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3:23 |
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Slave To The Blues
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2:41 |
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Chain Gang Blues
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3:08 |
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| 07. | |
Bessemer Bound Blues
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2:47 |
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| 08. | |
Wringin' And Twistin' Blues
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2:54 |
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Mountain Jack Blues
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2:41 |
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| 10. | |
Trust No Man
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3:11 |
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| 11. | |
Morning Hour Blues
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2:37 |
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| 12. | |
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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3:11 |
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| 13. | |
New Boweavil Blues
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2:52 |
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Black Cat, Hoot Owl Blues
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2:31 |
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| 15. | |
Hear Me Talking To You
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3:02 |
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| 16. | |
Prove It On Me
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2:42 |
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| 17. | |
Victim Of The Blues
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2:35 |
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| 18. | |
Sleep Talking Blues
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3:14 |
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| 19. | |
Blame It On The Blues
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3:03 |
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Daddy, Goodbye Blues
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3:14 |
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| 21. | |
Sweet Rough Man
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3:08 |
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| 22. | |
Black Eye Blues
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3:11 |
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Leavin' This Morning
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3:09 |
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| 24. | |
Runaway Blues
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2:26 |
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24 Total Tracks, 71:35 Total Length
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