The Big Takeover Features Ma Rainey

The Big Takeover Features Ma Rainey

Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues, The Complete Paramount Recordings 1923-1928 (Black Swan Records) “Born in 1882, Rainey was a touring performer who starred in tent shows and theaters, singing in a variety of styles, including minstrel songs and vaudeville...
The Big Takeover Features Ma Rainey

NPR Highlights Ma Rainey

“This set resurrects the gold-neck woman whose rich voice dominated early 20th century popular music, with beautifully restored versions of her essential golden-age sides.”  |  Read More at...
The Big Takeover Features Ma Rainey

JazzTimes Reviews Ma Rainey

Ma Rainey, Fats Waller and the Jazzy, Bluesy, Showy Roar of the Roaring ’20s “For Rainey, it was blues, blues, and nothing but the blues, done in a frank, guttural fashion, that reflected her roughshod Georgian roots and the stagey sophistication of the New York...
The Big Takeover Features Ma Rainey

All About Jazz Features Ma Rainey

Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues, The Complete Paramount Recordings, 1923-1928 “Beginning her career in the dust of Southern tent shows and minstrel circuits, she became one of the first professional entertainers to bridge the raw, rural folk traditions of the...

Pop Matters 10/10 Review: Ma Rainey

“Mother of the Blues” Ma Rainey Is Restored to Full Glory “Raised in Columbus, Georgia, in vaudeville at the age of 14, Ma Rainey commanded the stage with a swagger, glamor, and at times menace that were matched by a mighty, emotionally devastating...
The Alternate Root Highlights Lone Piñon

Songlines Highlights Guachinangos, Volume 1

Guachinangos, Guachinangos Vol. 1 “Two original compositions by Gabriel Guzman, formerly of Radio Jarocho, feature alongside older works like ‘Dios Nunca Muere’, composed by violinist Macedonio Alcalá in mid-19th century Oaxaca.”  |  Read More at...