Smithsonian Magazine Features Ma Rainey

Smithsonian Magazine Features Ma Rainey

Audio Engineers Restored Hidden Notes and Revealed Lost Instruments in This New Treasure Trove of Songs by the Pioneering “Mother of the Blues” “The 118-track collection is the most complete set ever compiled of recordings by American blues icon Ma...
Smithsonian Magazine 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...
Smithsonian Magazine 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...
Smithsonian Magazine 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...
Smithsonian Magazine 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...

Twangville Features Ma Rainey

Ma Rainey: The Complete Paramount Recordings, 1923-1928 “Sitting in the kitchen one summer night, you hear the sound of a muted trumpet leading into a song.”  |  Read More at...

Margie Goldsmithi Features Ma Rainey

Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues “The recording, which represent a major leap forward in audio quality, is a 118-track box set with four previously un-reissued recordings and never-before-published photos.”  |  Read More at Margie...

American Blues Scene Highlights Ma Rainey

Ma Rainey Box Set Collects Complete Paramount Recordings From 1923–1928 “In the 1920s, Rainey was among the most widely heard blues artists, with records circulating through sales and jukebox play at levels comparable to figures later elevated through rock-era...