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Ma Rainey continued to tour until 1935 when she retired to her hometown.
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It was largely due to the popularity of artists such as Blind Lemon Jefferson and contemporaries such as Blind Blake and Ma Rainey that Paramount became the leading recording company for the blues in the 1920s.
As a teenager, she befriended a group of outcasts, one of whom had albums by African-American blues artists Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and Lead Belly, whom Joplin later credited with influencing her decision to become a singer.
Blues singers Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, and Gladys Bentley sang about affairs with women to visitors such as Tallulah Bankhead, Beatrice Lillie, and the soon-to-be-named Joan Crawford.
Cabrel cited the artist as one of a number of blues influences, including Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johnson, Howlin ' Wolf, Blind Blake, Willie Dixon and Ma Rainey.
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" Playwright August Wilson used the term " ghetto " in Ma Rainey ’ s Black Bottom ( 1984 ) and Fences ( 1987 ), both of which draw upon the author ’ s experience growing up in the Hill district of Pittsburgh, a black ghetto.
In 1925, Ory moved to Chicago, where he was very active, working and recording with Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Joe " King " Oliver, Johnny Dodds, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and many others.
It was used by Ma Rainey ( 1886 – 1939 ) to describe her repertoire to rural audiences.
* " See See Rider Blues " by Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey ( April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939 ) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record.
She began performing at the age of 12 or 14, and recorded under the name Ma Rainey after she and Will Rainey were married in 1904.
From the time of her first recording in 1923 to five years later, Ma Rainey made over 100 recordings.
Ma Rainey was known for her very powerful vocal abilities, energetic disposition, majestic phrasing, and a ‘ moaning ’ style of singing similar to folk tradition.
Ma Rainey also recorded with Louis Armstrong in addition to touring and recording with the Georgia Jazz Band.
From then, she performed as " Madame Gertrude Rainey ", and later, " Ma Rainey ".
Blues music increased in popularity and Ma Rainey became well known.
In 1981 Sandra Lieb wrote the first full-length book about Rainey, titled Mother of the Blues: a Study of Ma Rainey.
Gertrude “ Ma ” Rainey entry at the African American Registry
Ma and continued
Important military and political figures in modern Chinese history continued to be influenced by Confucianism, like the Muslim warlord Ma Fuxiang.
Chiang continued to appoint Muslims as Governors of the three provinces, including Ma Lin and Ma Fushou.
As these land masses pushed in on it from all sides, up until as recently as the Late Miocene ( 15 Ma ), the Tethys ocean continued to shrink, becoming the Tethys Seaway or ( second ) Tethys Sea.
However, when considered from the standpoint of rate of size increase per generation, the exponential increase is found to have continued until the appearance of Indricotherium 30 Ma ago.
In the wake of this failed revolt, a Military Transport Command was founded and placed under Brigadier-General Sourith Don Sasorith, although Thao Ma continued to command the T-28s.
Local militia or ARVN forces, supported by the National Police, usually drove the attackers out within two or three days, sometimes within hours ; but heavy fighting continued several days longer in Kontum, Buôn Ma Thuột, Phan Thiết, Cần Thơ, and Bến Tre.
Non-tetrapod sarcopterygians continued until towards the end of Paleozoic era, suffering heavy losses during the Permian-Triassic extinction event ( 251 Ma ).
In the ensuing battle, Ma Chao was hit by an arrow in the foot, but he wrapped his foot in a pouch and continued fighting.
Protesters continued to camp on Ketagalan Boulevard outside the presidential office, despite Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's calls on Sunday night to have people return to work.
The wielding of Ma ' Stakas at the conclusion of a Klingon wedding is a continued tradition in Klingon culture.
Muslims from eastern China like Ma Xinyi continued to serve in the Chinese government during the revolt, and ignored the Muslims of the northwest China.
In Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of Three Kingdoms, Ma Su was executed on the order of a tearful Zhuge Liang, whose continued high appraisal for Ma's intelligence made that a very reluctant decision.
During the Oligocene, about 34 – 23 Ma, these woodlands were replaced by a mosaic of southern beech ( Nothofagus ) and conifer-dominated woodlands and tundra as the climate continued to cool.
The immigrant amphicyonines Ysengrinia, Cynelos and Amphicyon appear at 23, 19. 2, and 18. 8 Ma, respectively, and herald the beginning of a Eurasian amphicyonine migration into North America that continued into the mid-Miocene.
Some low-level activity may have continued until 200-500 Ma.
His younger brother Ma Su continued his career in the Shu army.
Yen continued to be active in the Hong Kong cinema in the 2000s, starring as Chu Zhaonan in Tsui Hark's wuxia epic film Seven Swords, and as Ma Kwun in Wilson Yip's brutal crime drama film SPL: Sha Po Lang in 2005.
A few years after Ma al -' Aynayn's death, his son El-Hiba, known as The Blue Sultan, continued the war against the French, but was ultimately defeated.
This experience of disembodied awareness continued, which led him to many saints of that time such as Anandamayi Ma.
Mu-t ' u-shan, the Manchu official, hoped that this would lead to other Muslims following his lead and surrendering, however, Ma Hualong's surrender had no effect, the rebellion continued to spread.
In 2000 – 01 they continued to struggle: Ma Jian was dropped from the team in mid-season and they finished seventh.
His daughter Wu Yinghua and her husband Ma Yueh-liang continued running the Shanghai Chien-ch ' uan T ' ai Chi Ch ' uan Association until their deaths in the mid 1990s.
A few months later, Lai Xi was killed on campaign against Gongsun Shu, but his assistant, Ma Yuan, Grand Administrator of Lonxi commandery, continued operations against the Qiang.
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