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Gertrude

American blues singer

Date of Birth: 26 April 1886
Age at the time of death: 53 years old
Date death 22 December 1939
In the rating: #125 Singer

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Gertrude "Ma" Rainey was an American blues singer and influential early-blues recording artist. Dubbed the "Mother of the Blues", she bridged earlier vaudeville and the authentic expression of southern blues, influencing a generation of blues singers. Rainey was known for her powerful vocal abilities, energetic disposition, majestic phrasing, and a "moaning" style of singing. Her qualities are present and most evident in her early recordings "Bo-Weevil Blues" and "Moonshine Blues".

Gertrude Pridgett began performing as a teenager and became known as "Ma" Rainey after her marriage to Will "Pa" Rainey in 1904. They toured with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels and later formed their own group, Rainey and Rainey, Assassinators of the Blues. Her first recording was made in 1923. In the following five years, she made over 100 recordings, including "Bo-Weevil Blues" (1923), "Moonshine Blues" (1923), "See See Rider Blues" (1925), the blues standard "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (1927), and "Soon This Morning" (1927).

Rainey also collaborated with Thomas Dorsey, Tampa Red, and Louis Armstrong, and toured and recorded with the Georgia Jazz Band. Touring until 1935, she then largely retired from performing and continued as a theater impresario in her hometown of Columbus, Georgia, until her death four years later. She has been posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rainey has been portrayed in several films including the 2020 Academy Award-winning film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. In 2023, she was honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Date of Birth 26 April 1886

Age at the time of death 53 years old

Zodiac sign Taurus Taurus - loyal and responsible The main features of the representatives of the sign of Taurus are: serenity, endurance, as well as some passivity. They calmly endure the blows inflicted by fate, but do not retreat from the intended path. No one mana…

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Virgo	100%
Pisces	96%
Taurus	96%
Capricorn	92%
Scorpio	88%
Libra	88%
Cancer	84%
Aries	80%
Aquarius	76%
Sagittarius	68%
Gemini	68%
Leo	64%

Slavic horoscope Aurochs Born under the Aurochs sign of the Slavic horoscope, people often combine mythic memory with practical steadiness — reading cycles early and standing firm for those they call their own.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Wolf	96%
Finist	92%
Elk	92%
Fox	92%
Aurochs	88%
Eagle	84%
Horse	84%
Bear	84%
Boar	80%
Virgin	76%
Lynx	76%
Stork	76%
Raven	76%
Swan	64%
Pike	64%
Serpent	56%

Egyptian horoscope Horus The Egyptian sign of Horus reflects divine patronage and a particular season of character in the ancient calendar. People born under this deity often feel motives early and carry a recognizable moral gravity.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Anubis	96%
Thoth	92%
Horus	88%
Osiris	84%
Mut	84%
Sekhmet	80%
Isis	80%
Bastet	76%
Set	76%
Geb	76%
Nile	60%
Amun-Ra	56%

Druid horoscope Willow Willow holds intuition, soft power and creative perception. Born 15 April to 12 May, Willow people bend without breaking and feel what is left unspoken.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Alder	96%
Hawthorn	92%
Willow	88%
Holly	84%
Oak	84%
Birch	84%
Rowan	80%
Vine	76%
Hazel	76%
Ash	76%
Elder	64%
Reed	64%
Ivy	60%

Indian horoscope Mesha The Vedic rashi Mesha carries a sidereal rhythm of Jyotish — temperament, dharma leanings, and the ruling graha color how a person acts and chooses.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Vrishabha	92%
Mesha	88%
Simha	84%
Karka	84%
Mithuna	80%
Kanya	76%
Makara	64%
Dhanu	64%
Vrishchika	60%
Tula	56%
Meena	36%
Kumbha	36%

Flower horoscope Dahlia Born under Dahlia in the flower horoscope, people often find strength in beauty, atmosphere, and the quiet symbolism of their birth bloom.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Daisy	96%
Bellflower	96%
Magnolia	96%
Poppy	96%
Chamomile	92%
Purslane	92%
Lily of the valley	92%
Hydrangea	92%
Foxglove	92%
Lily	92%
Dahlia	88%
Heather	84%
Aster	84%
Sunflower	84%
Wild rose	84%
Belladonna	84%
Thistle	84%
Carnation	80%
Violet	80%
Immortelle	80%
Lilac	76%
Camellia	76%
Delphinium	76%
Rose	76%
Water lily	76%
Tulip	76%
Mimosa	76%
Mistletoe	76%
Gentian	76%
Edelweiss	64%
Peony	64%
Orchid	64%
Lotus	60%
Freesia	60%
Dandelion	56%
Gladiolus	56%

Decan horoscope Taurus — 1st decan The Taurus — 1st decan decan refines your zodiac sign with a sub-ruler accent — temperament, decision style, and inner strengths differ even within the same sun sign.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Taurus — 3rd decan	96%
Taurus — 2nd decan	96%
Aries — 3rd decan	96%
Aries — 1st decan	96%
Gemini — 3rd decan	92%
Gemini — 2nd decan	92%
Gemini — 1st decan	92%
Aries — 2nd decan	92%
Taurus — 1st decan	88%
Libra — 3rd decan	84%
Libra — 2nd decan	84%
Virgo — 1st decan	84%
Leo — 3rd decan	84%
Cancer — 2nd decan	84%
Cancer — 1st decan	84%
Libra — 1st decan	80%
Leo — 2nd decan	80%
Virgo — 3rd decan	76%
Virgo — 2nd decan	76%
Leo — 1st decan	76%
Cancer — 3rd decan	76%
Aquarius — 1st decan	64%
Capricorn — 3rd decan	64%
Sagittarius — 2nd decan	64%
Sagittarius — 1st decan	64%
Capricorn — 2nd decan	60%
Scorpio — 3rd decan	60%
Aquarius — 3rd decan	56%
Aquarius — 2nd decan	56%
Capricorn — 1st decan	56%
Sagittarius — 3rd decan	56%
Scorpio — 2nd decan	56%
Scorpio — 1st decan	56%
Pisces — 3rd decan	44%
Pisces — 2nd decan	44%
Pisces — 1st decan	40%

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