April 26th is Ma Rainey Day!!! "Singer Ma Rainey was the first popular stage entertainer to incorporate authentic blues into her song repertoire and became known as the 'Mother of the Blues'." Thank you Ms. Rainey for all of your contributions and inspiration! Please click the link below and learn more about Ma Rainey. :-)
http://www.biography.com/people/ma-rainey-9542413
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBkfUMRZa1A
"They hear it come out, but they don't know how it got there. They don't understand that's life's way of talking. You don't sing to feel better. You sing 'cause that's a way of understanding life." - Ma Rainey
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