Rough Guide To Blues Divas [Vinyl]

The 1920s “classic era” of recorded blues was dominated by women who lived and performed in the cities. This Rough Guide explores its glitzy heyday when singers such as Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey became the first real stars of the blues. Side A 01 Ma Rainey: Black Eye Blues 03:19 02 Ethel Waters: Sweet Georgia Brown 03:09 03 Clara Smith: Salty Dog 03:23 04 Mamie Smith: Jenny's Ball 03:10 05 Victoria Spivey: Dope Head Blues 03:18 06 Alberta Hunter: Everybody Mess Around 03:17 Side B 01 Bessie Smith: Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 02:57 02 Edith Wilson: My Man Is Good For Nothing But Love 03:06 03 Ida Cox: Give Me A Break Blues 02:50 04 Lucille Bogan: Tired As I Can Be 02:35 05 Lucille Hegamin: Shake Your Cans 03:00 06 Sippie Wallace: I'm A Mighty Tight Woman 02:52 07 Hattie Burleson: Bye Bye Baby 02:48

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• Genre: Blues
• Released: 1/31/20
• Format Detail: LP
• Format: Vinyl
• Internal ID: JITRE