Ma Rainey

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Postage stamp featuring a portrait of blues singer Ma Rainey smiling, with the text Ma Rainey, Blues Singer, 1886-1939, and a 29-cent denomination on an orange background.

Map of the Blues Highway, U.S. Route 61, marked in pink with music note icons highlighting key blues cities, including off-route cities like Chicago and Nashville.

Ma Rainey (center) and her band, 1923

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American singer

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Postage stamp featuring a portrait of blues singer Ma Rainey smiling, with the text Ma Rainey, Blues Singer, 1886-1939, and a 29-cent denomination on an orange background.

Ma Rainey

Ma Rainey, from a U.S. postage stamp, 1994.

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Ma Rainey (center) and her band, 1923

Ma Rainey (center) and her band, 1923

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Map of the Blues Highway, U.S. Route 61, marked in pink with music note icons highlighting key blues cities, including off-route cities like Chicago and Nashville.

Map of the Blues Highway (U.S. Route 61)

An interactive map of the Blues Highway (U.S. Route 61), highlighting important blues...

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