Oct 5, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Results
Featured Review: Ma Rainey “An over-the-top production, it includes five CDs bearing 118 tracks, all of which have been comprehensively remastered from the best 78-rpm discs available.” | Read More at Blues...
Sep 22, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Results
Ma Rainey: Mother Of The Blues: The Complete Paramount Recordings 1923-1928 “By that point, she was already performing in tent shows, singing both minstrel songs and more contemporary vaudeville styles.” | Read More at Making a...
Sep 22, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Results
“A new 118-track box set captures the recordings of blues legend Ma Rainey over a prolific five years.” | Read More at...
Sep 14, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Results
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Sep 13, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Results
The lost legacy of Ma Rainey, the mother of the Blues “Most people know at least two things about Ma Rainey.” | Read More at...
Sep 13, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Results, No Depression
Best of the Blues: July 2026 “Ma Rainey might not have given birth to the blues, but she nurtured them like a devoted mother lavishing her tough love on her rough and tumble babies.” | Read More at No...
Sep 5, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Results
Ma Rainey 5CD Box Set Review: 118 Rare Recordings Restore the Legacy of a Feminist Blues and Jazz Pioneer “Ma Rainey’s 118 track Complete Paramount Recordings box set restores rare 1923 to 1928 sides with improved sound and vital historical context.” ...
Sep 2, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Results
Ma Rainey: Profiles in Jazz “Of all of the classic blues singers of the 1920s who were able to record, Ma Rainey’s history went back the furthest.” | Read More at The Syncopated...
Aug 24, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Results
Mother of the Blues: The Complete Paramount Recordings 1923-1928 “She pioneered a rich, raw, fusion of Southern rural folk traditions in a dominant, lusty, expressive contralto instrument.” | Read More at...
Aug 13, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Results
How Ma Rainey Became the Mother of the Blues Read More at Financial...
Jul 31, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Results
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...
Jul 29, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Results
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...
Jul 29, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Results, New York Times
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Jul 29, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Results, NPR
“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...
