Ma Rainey: References & Edit History
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Derrick Stewart-Baxter, Ma Rainey and the Classic Blues Singers (1970); Sandra R. Lieb, Mother of the Blues (1981); Angela Y. Davis, Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday (1998).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Ma Rainey. | Oct 30, 2026 | ||
| Added Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues: The Complete Paramount Recordings, 1923-1928. | Aug 07, 2026 | ||
| Added media and noted the inclusion of “See See Rider Blues” in the National Recording Registry. | Jul 22, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: California African American Museum - #blackhistory: On April 26, 1886, Ma Rainey, the Mother of the Blues, was born. | Mar 25, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBC Arts - Understanding Black rage: Why Ma Rainey's Black Bottom couldn't be more timely. | Nov 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: TeachRock - Ma Rainey. | Apr 25, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Women's History Museum - Gertrude Ma Rainey. | Jun 30, 2023 | ||
| Noted that she received a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement and added the play and film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. | Feb 06, 2023 | ||
| Deleted “Malissa Nix” from her birth name and changed the location of her death from “Rome, Georgia,” to “Columbus.” | Feb 13, 2020 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Feb 15, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Black History Now - Biography of Ma Rainey. | Nov 03, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Blackpast - Biography of Gertrude ?Ma? Rainey. | Nov 03, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Gertrude "Ma" Rainey. | Aug 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Ma Rainey. | Apr 29, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Georgia Women of Achievement - Biography of Ma Rainey. | Apr 29, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: All About Jazz - Ma Rainey. | Apr 28, 2014 | ||
| Added new Web site: Think Quest - Biography of Ma Rainey. | Jul 03, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The New Georgia Encyclopedia - Biography of Ma Rainey. | Jul 03, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Ma Rainey. | Jul 03, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Musician Biographies - Biography of Ma Rainey. | Jul 03, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Southern Music - Ma Rainey. | Jul 03, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 02, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Apr 02, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 27, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Red Hot Jazz - Biography of Gertrude Ma Rainey. | Apr 04, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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