The Rock, Roots Edition 2/14/1920: Jazz and blues singer Mamie Smith, born in Cincinnati, OH, becomes the first black artist to make a vocal blues recording when she cuts 2 sides for Okeh Records: “That Thing Called Love” and “You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down”. #mamiesmith #cincinnati #RockHonorRoll
#CrazyBlues & Other #CrazySongs was the theme this weel on #StrangerSongs on #CKCU/
You can hear the show anytime at this link.
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Mamie Smith:
🎵 Crazy Blues
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Un 26 de mayo de 1891, nace en Cincinnati, Ohio, la tremenda cantante de vaudeville jazz y blues, #MamieSmith, destacando en este último por ser la primera artista afroamericana en grabar blues en 1920 ("Crazy Blues" & "It's Right Here for You), influenciando a muchas otras cantantes que vendrían 🎶💜
Mamie Smith, vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist, and actress, "the first African-American artist to make vocal blues recordings" (Wikipedia), was born on May 26, 1891 (d. 1946). #MamieSmith
"Harlem Blues" ["Crazy Blues"] (Perry Bradford) (1935)
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In The Rock, Roots Edition 2/14/1920: Mamie Smith, jazz and blues singer, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, becomes the first black artist to make a vocal blues recording when she cuts 2 sides for Okeh Records. #mamiesmith #cincinnati #BluesHonorRoll #RockHonorRoll
HM 2024 12 Mamie
Smith- Singer Queen of the Blues performed in many styles. 1st Black artist to Record vocal blues. Her album Crazy Blues sold 1 million copies.
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#BlackhistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth2024 #crazyblues #blackvaudevillian #MamieSmith
