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All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues. San Francisco, California: Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-736-6. Harrison, Daphne Duval (1990). Black Pearls: Blues Queens of the 1920s. New Brunswick and London: Rutgers. ISBN 0-8135-1280-8. Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray.
Mamie Smith (née Robinson; May 26, 1891 [1] – August or September 16, 1946) was an American singer. As a vaudeville singer, she performed in multiple styles, including jazz and blues. In 1920, she entered blues history as the first African-American artist to make vocal blues recordings.
Alyson Cambridge (born 1980): operatic soprano and classical music, jazz, and American popular song singer Cam'ron : Hip hop Mariah Carey (born 1969): R&B, pop, hip-hop, soul
Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an African-American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age.Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1930s.
Introduction to the Music Industry and African American Influence American recording artist, singer and musician Little Richard performing live, UK, 27th June 1975.
Classic female blues [46] Katherine Henderson: 1909 Unknown: Missouri Classic female blues [47] Edna Hicks: 1895 1925 Louisiana Classic female blues [48] Son House: 1902 1988 Mississippi Delta blues [49] Peg Leg Howell: 1888 1966 Georgia Country blues [50] Alberta Hunter: 1895 1984 Tennessee Classic female blues [51] Mississippi John Hurt: 1894 ...
Pages in category "African-American women singers" The following 108 pages are in this category, out of 108 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The 1920s blues, known as the classic blues, was a genre largely popularized by African-American women. Singers such as Ma Rainey , Bessie Smith , Alberta Hunter , and Ethel Waters were the most popular. [ 14 ]