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Mamie Smith (Queen of the Blues) 
Mamie Smith (Queen of the Blues)
Ohio, United States
Mamie Smith (1890-1946) was an American vaudeville singer who performed in multiple styles, including jazz and blues. Born in Cincinnati she was the first African American artist to make a commercial vocal blues recording, she was also a dancer and actress who opened doors for future Black female artists
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Michael Taft, Head of Staff at the Archive of Folk Culture at the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress would correctly point out “Mamie Smith and her recording was like the opening shot. I think the Black public was ready to start buying records, there was enough of a working class with money that were ready, willing and able to buy recordings that were coming out of their own culture.”
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Ohio, United States
Mamie Smith (1890-1946) was an American vaudeville singer who performed in multiple styles, including jazz and blues. Born in Cincinnati she was the first African American artist to make a commercial vocal blues recording, she was also a dancer and actress who opened doors for future Black female artists
JOINED: 3 weeks ago
HONORS:
1
LAST 12 MONTHS: 1
AWARDED: 0
LAST ACTIVE: NEVER
Michael Taft, Head of Staff at the Archive of Folk Culture at the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress would correctly point out “Mamie Smith and her recording was like the opening shot. I think the Black public was ready to start buying records, there was enough of a working class with money that were ready, willing and able to buy recordings that were coming out of their own culture.”
ACCOUNT: : In Memoriam :
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