TOWN CREEK — Dorothy L. Rainey, 86, passed away Tuesday, . The funeral will be held at Jackson Memory Funeral Home, Friday, August 16th at 11 a.m. Burial follow in Blackground Cemetery.
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Rainey was known for her powerful vocal abilities, energetic disposition, majestic phrasing, and a "moaning" style of singing. Her qualities are present and most evident in her early recordings "Bo-Weevil Blues" and "Moonshine Blues".
Ma Rainey (born , Columbus, Georgia, U.S.—died , Columbus) was an American singer who was known as the “mother of the blues ” and who was recognized as the first great professional blues vocalist.
But Rainey’s impact on music, fashion and myth-making still lingers. Here are the ways in which Rainey was ahead of her time.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: The True Story of Rainey's Legacy - TIME
Rainey, the “Mother of the Blues,” was influential for bridging the traditions of vaudeville and authentic Southern blues. The blues descended from the call-and-response storytelling songs of West Africa. Captive Africans passed them down through the generations while enslaved in the Western Hemisphere.