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"Ma" Rainey (born Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett; c. April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues.She began performing as a young teenager (between the ages of 12 and 14), and performed under the name Ma Rainey after she and Will Rainey were married in 1904.

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rdfs:comment	"Ma" Rainey (born Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett; c. April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues.She began performing as a young teenager (between the ages of 12 and 14), and performed under the name Ma Rainey after she and Will Rainey were married in 1904.
foaf:name	Ma Rainey Rainey, Ma
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dc:description	African-American singer
foaf:givenName	Gertrude Pridgett
active years end year	1933-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
active years start year	1899-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
alias	Pridgett, Gertrude
associated band	dbpedia:The_Rabbit's_Foot_Company Bessie Smith Armstrong, Louis
associated musical artist	dbpedia:The_Rabbit's_Foot_Company Bessie Smith Armstrong, Louis
background	solo_singer
birth date	1886-04-26(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	Columbus Consolidated Government
birth year	1886-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1939-12-22(xsd:dateTime)
death place	City of Rome
death year	1939-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
genre	Blues
occupation	dbpedia:Singing
record label	dbpedia:Paramount_Records
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MaRainey.jpg?width=300
is associated band of	Pinetop Smith Ethel Waters Bessie Smith
is associated musical artist of	Pinetop Smith Ethel Waters Bessie Smith
is musical artist of	See See Rider
is musical band of	See See Rider
is writer of	See See Rider

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