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www.rockhall.com/inductees/ma-rainey

Inductee: Gertrude Pridgett a.k.a. Ma Rainey (born April 26, 1886, died December 22, 1939)

"As music historian Chris Albertson has written, “If there was another woman who sang the blues before Rainey, nobody remembered hearing her.”"

" it is believed that Rainey coached a young Bessie Smith while touring with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels."

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