Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith
Since we didn’t get to hear any music in class when we talked about Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, here they are!
Ma Rainey – Southern Blues (1923)
Ma Rainey – Farewell Daddy Blues (1924)
Ma Rainey – See See Rider Blues (1924)
Ma Rainey – Slave to the Blues (1925)
Ma Rainey – Little Low Mama Blues (1926)
Ma Rainey – Trust No Man (1926)
Ma Rainey – Ma and Pa Poorhouse Blues (1928)
Bessie Smith – ‘Tain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do (1923)
Bessie Smith – Woman’s Trouble Blues (1924)
Bessie Smith – Money Blues (1926)
Bessie Smith – Young Woman’s Blues (1926)