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en-wikipedia-org-7947		Ma Rainey - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	5898	844	84	Gertrude "Ma" Rainey (née Pridgett; April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939)[1][2][3] was an influential American blues singer and early blues recording artist.[4] Dubbed the "Mother of the Blues", she bridged earlier vaudeville and the authentic expression of southern blues, influencing a generation of blues singers.[5] 68 20229 1927/12 "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" Her Georgia Band 12590 Non-blues D 5584 ^ a b c d e Oliver, Paul, "Rainey, Ma (née Pridgett, Gertrude)", Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Oxford University Press, retrieved 20 April 2010	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7947.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7947.txt