simply stunning, There is a Hendrix compilation, titled Blues. Why not The Best of Muddy Waters? Though the album shot to No. By channelling the straight-talking soulfulness of Etta James and the no-nonsense imperiousness of Big Mama Thornton, Copeland forged her own declamatory style and showed that she could handle slow ballads and uptempo material with equal aplomb. The first photo shows RAYE holding a notepad, with the tracklist written on it in gold pen. No King Curtis? James Brown Messing With the Blues Great list. Low Country Blues Gregg Allman (2011) Sadly, he never released an LP in his lifetime but the posthumously released Live On Maxwell Street 1964 from 1979, with its plaintive vocals and searing bottleneck guitar licks, reveals Nighthawks incredible on-stage dynamism during a night in Chicago. Mick Fleetwood. Hooker N Heat is a masterpiece of blues music. One of my favorites but admitedly obscure albums is Indiana Avenue Blues by Shirley Griffiths and J. T. Adams. I would have included, SRV & Joe Bonamassa, plus looking at some of the artists there, i would have had J GEILS Band, Live Full House. This was his first long-player and it contained the original version of his signature song, the memorable Gangster Of Love, dating from 1957. For blues fans who werent fortunate enough to see this big-voiced chanteuse dubbed the Queen of Chicago Blues then this incendiary studio album from 1975 offers a vivid example of her singular talent. I miss Duane. From Vinton, Louisiana, but raised in Texas, Brown was a multi-instrumentalist who, inspired by axe-slinger, T-Bone Walker, began his career playing blazing electric guitar. By contrast, the chugging title track and catchy Long Leanie Mama have a pronounced rhythm and blues flavor. Other highlights were Cuttin In, a chugging beat ballad with strings and the skipping R&B-flavored Broke & Lonely, where Watsons assured vocals are punctuated by dancing horns. But I am so happy _not_ to see Joe Bonamassa. or Jeff Beck ,it was just the time for the Blues , which had never really made it outside of the black community.It was word of mouth , conversation , concerts like the newport Jazz festival. They did say they scoured magazines and the internet for picks, which tells me that they dont have a clue. Did you consider any Canadian blues artists? Im with you, Slim. Born Robert Brooks in Tennessee, the perennially popular Bland was a constant presence in the American R&B singles chart between 1957 and 1985, scoring three chart-toppers. The Memphis-based Stax label was synonymous with earthy southern R&B but in 1967 it racked-up several blues hit singles thanks to Mississippi-born singer/guitarist Albert King. begins with an electrifying version of T-Bone Walkers T-Bone Shuffle setting the tone for what is a thoroughly enjoyable blues summit characterized by some exceptional guitar playing. Add: Testament Records Modern Chicago Blues.. Also Fleetwood Macs Then Play On just to name a few. I like to add Watermelon Slim and the Workers 2006 album and their The Wheel Man 2007 CD. Hells Session and Wang Dang Doodle by Livin Blues. Lists. Growing up in Chicago I became a fan of Billy Boy Arnold. Is Awesome! For Blues Rockers: Well done Bert, I would say add To blind to see from Cuby and the Blizzards to the list as well. Have you heard his Blues and Ballads album with Elmer Snowden? This music accompanied me through my bluest blues, crafted unapologetically and fearlessly with love and tears, and now I can . I think 100 albums is too limiting. Hes more of a Rock Band. Sign In. And Joe Bonamassa was adored by B.B. We are surprised by the breadth of the blues, as well as the sheer number of different blues styles that are represented here. Amen brother, what a joke. Little Walter playing with their back up on Checkin it out is a sensational album. Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter - Hard Again Incredible! A singer and pianist born William Suppree into a New Orleans family with African and Cherokee ancestry, Dupree scored a Top 10 US R&B hit in 1955 with Walking The Blues. He is best remembered, though, for the LP, Blues From The Gutter, recorded three years later. The albums final cut, Walking By Myself, was Rogers only hit record: a Top 20 US R&B chart entry back in 1957. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv370LpF0cU Ben Harper & Charlie Musslewhite Get up! They changed how we heard pop, and changed what pop meant in the new millennium. Three volumes with Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Otis Spann, Otis Rush, J.B. Hutto, Jimmy Cotton, Walter Horton, Johnny Shines, Johnny Young, Homesick James, and Charlie Musselwhite is absolutely essential blues listening! King Of The Delta Blues Singers was the first-ever compilation of his music and helped Johnson reach a new audience in the 1960s. The title track from this, Harpos second album for Ernie Youngs Excello label, topped the R&B charts in 1966 but it was also significant for including the hypnotic, eminently danceable Shake Your Hips, covered by the Stones on their 1972 LP, Exile On Main Street, and the gentle, country-style ballad, Rainin In My Heart, which was a Top 20 US R&B smash. Sheryl Crow, "C'mon C'mon" (2002) Missouri ties: Crow is a. West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop. This anthology of his recordings for Eli Toscanos short-lived indie label Cobra includes Rushs Top 10 US R&B hit, I Cant Quit You Baby, later covered by Led Zeppelin. Key Track: Good Morning, School Girl. It originated somewhere, found a place in America, became known in England, Canada too I would argue and perhaps many other places. Other standouts included Fried Hockey Boogie and the anti-drug message song, Amphetamine Annie. Though considered a rock group and beloved by the hippies and Woodstock generation, Canned Heats musical DNA was deeply rooted in the blues. Something tells me you guys didnt get to see these people play live . Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, and Frank Zappa all cited Slim as a seminal influence. A revered harmonica player and singer from Mississippi, Musselwhite made his debut with this classic album, which blurred the narrow divide between blues and rock music, especially on boogie-based songs such as Chicken Shack. The 12-song set mainly contained original material but also included a haunting blues reconfiguration of jazzman Duke Pearsons Cristo Redemptor(sic). If so, one without open mindedness and compassion I would bet. Bit of British Blues and Boogie? Best Albums. Thanks for reading thus far, if you have. The replies here are priceless. Strangely, none of his singles for the Chicago Chess label cut during the first half of the 1950s entered the charts, but they were eventually rounded up on a well-received album, House Of The Blues. No Percy Mayfield? A pall of myth and legend has clouded the publics perception of Johnson, a mysterious figure who supposedly sold his soul to the devil in a Faustian pact and died from poisoning aged 27. This 20-track retrospective includes all of Browns early hits and essential sides; his specialty was desolate nocturnal ballads, like In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down, Evening Shadows, and Lonesome Feeling, where he accompanies his soothing, soulful voice with bluesy piano fills. And consider the folks whose paths never crossed those of the white historians or those who sang only to themselves and their God. One James Cotton album and two Mayall. Hard Again by Muddy Waters is also a good one. The first list was published in a special issue of the magazine in 2003 and a related book in 2005. YES too many Blues-Rock releases and BLUES FOR A ROTTEN AFTERNOON isnt even on the list, so THAT tells me the compilers are just kids. A landmark blues recording. Hes the apex songwriter of blues music. Muddy Waters: Fathers & Sons 461 Ocean boulevard is my favourite blues album, its disappointing not seeing that on this list. Bond, so glad you gave recognition to Roy Buchanan. Included are a couple of potent original tunes, including an epic 23-minute-long version of the progressive-rock-style Whipping Post.. Uh, no. Preposterous. So thanks again! Blues. Fleetwood Mac Irish rose. there is: the blues of Jimi Hendrix. Savoy Browns BLUE MATTER & Albert Kings Live Wire/Blues Power-live at the filmore are a couple of my favs. Discovered by Chess songwriter Willie Dixon, Taylor (who was born Cora Walton in Tennessee) scored a Top 5 US R&B hit with Wang Dang Doodle in 1966 before leaving Chess for another Windy City label, Bruce Iglauers Alligator imprint in the 70s. Muddy Waters The London Sessions. Bukka White, Otis Span, Furry Lews,Pinetop Perkins ??? Fenton Robinson Mathus & his knockdown society? Community. Check out the story behind the making of Blues for Greeny. One of the few things Ill miss when I die. J.B.Hutto & The Hawks: Hawk Squat Stackerset out to find the best albums of the 21st century, compiling data from Metacritic(as of October 2022). Only two or so from the last 40 years? He had others that could easily have been on this list as well. Many of these albums are, in fact, collections assembled years or even decades after the material they contain was recorded as singles. "The Thrill Is Gone." 8. King, you need a better recommendation than that?? I would add Blues Deluxe by Joe Bonamassa. It included the singles Trust Me and One Way Out, the latter featuring guitarist Buddy Guy. As far as best living guitarist, not sure if anyone tops Derek Trucks right now. Do you even play blues or are you an armchair critic? I agree with a lot of these comments that its very difficult to please everyone as there are only 100 spots. Right on Bert. Fleetwood Mac and Otis Spann, Duster Bennett. The thirteen songs offer a quintessential sample of Hurts unique country-blues style, and include the early singles, Frankie and Stack O Lee., Allison was a white hipster from Tippo, Mississippi, who sang, played mean blues piano and wrote songs that blended satire with a social conscience. 6 in the UK albums chart, Clapton left to form Cream shortly afterwards. Lonesome George Thorogood and the Destroyers 2120 South Michigan Ave. Is a great blues album as well. Hooker & Heat is one of the greatest blues records ever. Some other (also not mentioned in the comment section, i think) great blues (or bluesrock) albums I very much like are: Big Joe Turner The Boss of The Blues (1956) Why not include Men At Work and Bay City Rollers? Theres the jazz end of the blues; folk blues; blues rock; straight forward, honest to goodness, down home blues; Chicago blues; British blues; country blues; as well as white men playing the blues. Lil`Ed & The Blues Imperials: Roughhousin` Ford formed Blue Line in 1992 and Handful Of The Blues, produced by noted US guitarist, Danny Kortchmar, was the trios third album. Excellent. 100% correct Harmonica Slim. We all know that our bluesmakers of all folks cannot possibly be ranked like football teams or mutual funds. Jethro Tull This Was Have a Good Bluesdigging Life , Bert!!!! Johnny Winter Third Degree You mean there is only 100 good blues albums out there? (Remember, if we get rid of cross-over bands we can have a little more room for the class blues artists who created the music all these cross-over bands derived their music from). This Mississippi delta blues mans immortality largely rests on his influential 1935 recording Baby Please Dont Go, which spawned almost a hundred different interpretations, including hit versions by the rock bands Them and AC/DC. Hudson Woodbridge was the birth name of Tampa Red, who was born in Georgia and raised in Florida. Wheres KoKo Taylor, Tinsley Ellis Shemika Copeland and Luther Allison. Albums i have listened to thousands of times. The Blues is the blues some you like some you dont , some I like some I dont . Blues is black. Many of them appeared on this album, which despite its title, was recorded in a studio and not in front of an audience. Big Joe Turner, Big Joe Turner Meets the Trumpet Kings (Eldridge, Edison, Terry) on Pablo In a slightly more dialed up vein, Id also include Anthony Gomes. The session features the veteran bluesman alone in the studio accompanying his strident vocals with slide guitar chords that exude a visceral rawness. But more importantly, we can see all the comments of what people left out. I am thinking that udiscovermusic is not living up to its name but being arrogant in essentially pushing the idea that blues is English-American. Produced by frontman Michael Gira, the album featured musical guests St. Vincent, Bill Rieflin and Cold Specks. Including blues standards as well as compelling versions of Hopkins signature tunes Mojo Hand and Short Haired Woman, the concert reveals the Lone Star state bluesman to be an engaging and humorous raconteur as well as a mesmerizing musician. and she was thrilled to see a Cuby and the Blizzards record. Rod Piazza & Mighty Flyers Live at B.B. George Thorogood & The Destroyers self titled debut (1977) Check out Wild-Child Butler. Made the list. In SF I met a girl from The Netherlands in maybe 70 or 71. Keith Hartley. The good thing that came out of this is the secondary list from these comments so we may all discover some hidden treasures that we may have never known about! The album includes reworkings of Walkers late 40s Top 10 Us R&B hits, Call It Stormy Monday and T-Bone Shuffle.. He scored four US R&B chart-toppers in the 1950s and remained popular throughout his long and storied career. His self-titled debut album showcased Mos old school, acoustic-based style, which is an amalgam of rural and urban blues styles spiced with country, calypso and folk flavors. Born Ruth Lee Jones in Alabama, Washington possessed a distinctive voice defined by clear diction and a tart, bittersweet tone. RAYE says, "My 21st Century Blues. Everything that Johnson recorded is on this 30-track compilation, a compelling testament to his genius. I would add Tripping Thru a Midnight Blues by Cuby and The Blizzards myself Bert I do love Desolation and Groeten uit Grolloo by Cuby & Blizzards Though most of the album is self-written, Mos musical roots are referenced by the inclusion of two Robert Johnson songs. Peter Green. 100. And one shouldnt ignore Canadas Downchild (a.k.a. Key Track: Aint Nobodys Business, With his gruff voice accompanied by jagged, driving guitar and a boogie beat established by his tapping foot, the prolific John Lee Hooker forged an immediately recognizable delta blues sound that proved profoundly influential. Red Devils album King King Great stuff!! One of his most influential tunes was his 1928 hit single, How Long, How Long Blues, the centerpiece of this 22-track compendium of Carrs best work. His Best rounded up twenty of Diddleys most popular and commercially successful tunes for the Chicago Chess label, which was the singer/guitarists recording home between 1955 and 1974. I noticed that too. Kokomo Arnold, Barbecue Bob, Charles Brown, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Blue Lu, Scrapper Blackwell, Cousin Joe, Pee Wee Crayton, Willie Dixon, Floyd Dixon, Snooks Eaglin, Sleepy John Estes, Four Blazes, Arthur Gunter, Slim Gaillard, Wynonie Harris,Earl Hooker, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Alberta Hunter, Ivory Joe Hunter, Tommy Johnson,, Lightnin Slim, J.B. Lenoir, Little Willie John, Smiley Lewis, Furry Lewis, Jimmy McCracklin, Percy Mayfield, Johnny Moores Three Blazers, Big Maybelle, Roy Milton, Amos Milburn to mention a few. Do you mean Mark Ford, with the Robben Ford Band? Layla may not be pure blues but it is blues enough to me. On some of the tunes like Walkin The Blues and Whisky & Women a band backs Hooker though the unaccompanied songs Sugar Mama and Leave My Wife Alone undoubtedly possess greater intensity. "Black Mascara." 5. Allman Bros.? Please, listen to sean costello playing talk to your daughter and watsons three hours past midnight, No blues list that excludes Peter Green can be taken seriously. The rest is history. Either of the first two Hot Tuna albums? Alvin Lee. The Blues was starting to come back to its own in 1965/1966 and would have continued thanks to the desire of college kids willing to expand away from the norm and the hipsters shunning mainstream music. Blues, Rags & Hollers was a flagship LP for the folk revival of the early 1960s. The lack of Blodwyn Pig is disturbing. Maybe you did research but you seem biased to American and English whites as well as universally recognized blues artists! No. You could get rid of all the rock bands and all the English bands. I wish the list could have had 500 or 1000 great albums. Magic Sam was a huge part of the famous Chicago blues sound. The 15 best blues albums of the 2000's - Rate Your Music DJ_LuPe lists The 15 best blues albums of the 2000's A list by DJ_LuPe Categories: 2000s, Genre [List557744] | +1 | Log in to suggest an addition Only one album per artist, in chronological order. A stunning album that never seems to get noticed. Future blues star, Buddy Guy, assists on additional guitar, but its Waters who is the unequivocal center of attention, mesmerizing with his nuanced vocals, which range from booming hollers to hushed whispers. Other delights include the chugging How Many Years, the boogie-style Baby How Long, and the plaintive Forty Four driven by a ramshackle rhythm section. Duke Robilliard Dukes Blues Delightfull! Black Country Suite, his debut album, is mainly instrumental and is dominated by the ten-part titular opus, which shows off Allisons bebop-meets-blues and country piano style in a trio setting. You left out Lazy Lester, Lightnin Slim and Slim Harpo albums on Excello. Ruth Brown, James Cotten, Son Seals, Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows, Little Ed and the Blues Imperials, The Staple Singers,Savoy Brown, John Hammond, Sister Roseta Thorp, Ko Ko Tylor, Bobby Blue Bland, Kokomo Arnald, I almost out of room here to bad I could name another hundred I bet. Required fields are marked *. Cuz yer listening to the blues and thats the thing. With its fusion of soulful urbanity and raw, delta earthiness, the record would prove a blueprint for modern blues recordings. 1 and the slow, ambling ballad Sad Hours, where Walters harmonica is drenched in an eerie echo effect. News. This posthumous album collected some of Blakes best sides he recorded for the Paramount label between 1926 and 1932. Hardcore Hip Hop Pop Rap Trap. Great list! Comprising ex-Yardbirds guitarist, Eric Clapton, along with bassist Jack Bruce and flamboyant drummer, Ginger Baker, Cream was a volatile but progressive supergroup whose rule at the pinnacle of British blues-rock tree was short but eventful. Black and white photographs. King, The Allman Brothers, Jimmy Reed along with Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, which gives you an idea of the scope of this list. Finally, someone mentioned ray Charles, thought I was the only one! Johnny Winter Whit Hot and Blue. Stones Get your ya yas out Has been previously mentioned but should include Chicken Shack and the Groundhogs. He was 56 when he recorded this 11-track collection. Lift Yr. A blues shouter from Arkansas who possessed a rich, resonant voice, Witherspoon rose to fame in the 1940s with pianist Jay McShanns band before going solo and topping the US R&B charts in 1949 with Aint Nobodys Business. That particular song features on the singers iconic 1959 album, At The Monterey Festival, which was included as part of the 1972 live double LP compilation, Spoon Concerts. Go to the source not the people that are doing Rock covers. The groups blues roots are reflected by their meaty repurposing of songs by T-Bone Walker (Stormy Monday), Blind Willie McTell (Statesboro Blues), and Elmore James (Done Somebody Wrong). Why doesnt Joe Bonamassa feature anywhere? Give me a break. I was happy to see Al Kooper mentioned, but its too bad that a band he was a member of the Blues Project featuring a great blues guitarist, Danny Kalb, wasnt included. THIS IS A WHITE FOLKS LIST. Immediately after that, Spann returned to Chicago where he recorded The Blues Never Die! I know most folks think of Louis Armstrong as Jazz, but for me, Id include some of his work. James was 64 when he recorded Today! Especially leadbelly. Everyones would be different and we all wonder how isnt this or that album included or this or that artist Certainly overall I think you got the vast majority of choices right. No song by Roy Buchanan? The 2CD Luther Allison, Best of "Mary Jane." 7. Drown In My Own Tears A noted British bandleader and trad jazz trombonist, Barber was a seminal figure of the UK music scene in the 1950s and 60s, helping to light the touchpaper to Britains skiffle movement and also the rhythm and blues-fueled beat group boom. One beneficiary was singer and harmonica player, Sonny Boy Williamson (not to be confused with the same-named singer who sang Good Morning School Girl and died in 1948). . You might wanna check them on Spotify or iTunes. It's here that the full scope of Bad History Month can be understood, from gently intricate Jim O'Rourke-like folk pop to dramatically . Downchild Blues Band) 45+ years of great tunes. 64. Williams, whose trademark was playing a custom-built nine-string guitar, was 65 when he recorded this LP in London during the fall of 1968 under the supervision of Mike Batt (who would later find fame writing Bright Eyes for Art Garfunkel and leading the novelty group, The Wombles). His eponymous 1962 album was his second long-player for Chicagos Chess Records and mostly consisted of material written by Willie Dixon. Love Paul Butterfield, Little Walter list goes on, maybe not in the top 100 albums but in top 100 harp players Richard Newel AKA King Biscuit Boy. Thx, Your email address will not be published. And I do believe the late, great BB King would disagree with you. Featuring tracks recorded in Memphis during 1962, Jelly Roll King chronicles Frosts work for Phillips International, a label run by Sun Records founder Sam Phillips, and the Louisiana-based Jewel imprint. With, Standing at the Crossroads , Like a Sheep Out on the Foam , Doin the Shout , etc. Check out the album The Blues aint Bad on YouTube. Without further ado, get ready to gawk at the greatest album art of the 21st Century: . Big Bill Broonzys career as a blues singer took him on a remarkable odyssey, from the brutal cotton fields of the deep American south to the rarefied ambience of European concert halls. And I also miss some women for example Ruth Brown, LaVerne Baker and Bettye Lavette. Washingtons harmonic sophistication and ornate, highly ornamented style are revealed on twenty-three tunes that pay homage to the pianists New Orleans musical roots. The songs names are surrounded by . The master of the Telecaster? At least you did include Texas Flood , Good to see Lonnie Johnson here. 65 in Billboards pop albums chart. The albums three original songs (all penned by Mick Jagger and Keith Richard, who would become the Stones principal tunesmiths) revealed how blues DNA was shaping the bands approach to songwriting. 1 LP. Key Track: Rooster Blues. Rocking at the Tweed Mill. I accept it is a subjective thing and impossible to include everyone. Bad History Month - Old Blues The ambition behind Bad History Month's second album Old Blues is apparent from its first track, the 13-minute "Waste Not," an epic, continuously evolving piece of music that feels like four different songs in one. Sugar Blue, Paul DeLay, William Clarke and piano OTIS SPANN, Little Brother Montgomery, Big Maceo. It was there that he released his debut LP, Rooster Blues, in 1960; a cache of singles that ranged from ramshackle down-home laments (My Starter Wont Work) to humorous Cold War meditations (GI Blues) and portentous tales of love gone bad (Hoo-Doo Blues). from 1966. A double album with John Lee Hooker and The Canned Heat. Key Track: TAint Nobodys Business If I Do. I WANT TO HEAR IT ALL!! I havent heard of your selections but then maybe that is a good thing? B. Blessed with a resonant and smoky baritone voice, Slim scored seven US R&B hits between 1948 and 1953. My first concert was the Jefferson Airplane with the warm up band The Yardbirds in 1967. Theres no debating this fact. I remember the first time I saw Muddy Waters at the Jazz Workshop in Boston 1965? 'American Idiot' is now one of the best selling punk albums of all time, topping album charts in the UK, America, Sweden, Australia, Switzerland, Ireland, Canada and more. Losing Hand I have the equipment, just dont have the time. Bands like Cream, Allmans and Stones restored many blues originators fortunes and fame by crediting their accomplishments. Something from Audience? Gotta agree with that. it was good to Nina Simone & josh white on the list some notable piano players are missing- Otis Spann, Charles Brown and of course Ray Charles. Chicken Shack, and I didnt see Savoy Brown, Climax Blues Band and the Chicago Blues Band. B. The Blues Forever! you include SR Vaughan , but not his master !!! try it out. Here are a list of albums that I like. Having started performing in public at age ten, Copeland was a veteran by the time of the albums release in 1998 and her mix of sass, swagger and assured professionalism revealed that she was the finished article rather than a work in progress. With his croaky voice and piercing, bittersweet guitar melodies, Allison made his album debut for Chicagos Delmark label in 1969 but three years later, he was recording for Motowns Gordy imprint. Let us know in the comments section below. BTW : as much as Led Zep did to revive the blues, they never credited the musicians and writers whos songs they recorded..they simply reworked them slightly and kept the royalties for themselves.pretty much of a weasel move. I bought it, of course, and we went back to my place and played it several times. The album topped the US R&B charts but proved to be Kings only No. The missing link between rural delta Mississippi blues and its electrified Chicago cousin, singer/guitarist/harmonica player Wolf first made his mark with a potent succession of singles between 1951 and 1956 for Chess. No Ronnie Earl! Also, no Lonnie Mack. Key Track: Its Nobodys Fault But Mine, Paid tribute to by Bob Dylan (via his 1983 song, Blind Willie McTell) and covered by The Allman Brothers Band (Statesboro Blues), Georgia-born McTell recorded under several aliases, including Blind Sammy, Hot Shot Willie, and Barrelhouse Sammy. in my opinion A Hard Road is at least as good if not better than the John Mayall albums listed. West Side Soul was Sams debut LP and is considered one of the best electric blues albums of the 1960s. As usual, we havent just dreamed up this list; weve trawled the net and looked through numerous magazines and books to try to get a consensus as to what the best blues albums are. Did I miss Gary Davis and Willie Mctell,Willie Johnson. Probably the best white British / black legend collaboration. But you have forgotten one very important British blues classic from that time, Five Live Yardbirds with the Yardbirds (Eric Clapton was one of members at that time, replaced later by Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page). Eric Bibb ??? But then again, there are a lot of people who could, or should, have been on this list but arent. Hollywood Fats Rock this House Lightin Slim Rooster Blues absolutely has to be on such a list! Given the name Memphis Minnie by an A&R employee at Columbia Records in 1930, she initially recorded with her first husband Kansas Joe McCoy before she went solo. Born Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia, Ma Rainey was one of the first blues singers. 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