MAMIE SMITH 78 RPM: SWEET VIRGINIA BLUES - VICTOR 20233 - 1926 - E-
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Mamie Smith 78
Mamie Smith (née Robinson; May 26, 1891 – August or September 16, 1946) was an American singer. As a vaudeville singer, she performed in multiple styles, including jazz and blues. In 1920, she entered blues history as the first African-American artist to make vocal blues recordings.
On February 14, 1920, Smith recorded "That Thing Called Love" and "You Can't Keep a Good Man Down" for the Okeh label in New York City, after African-American songwriter and bandleader Perry Bradford persuaded Fred Hager to break the color barrier in black music recording. Okeh Records recorded many iconic songs by black musicians. Although this was the first recording by a black blues singer, the backing musicians were all white. Hager had received threats from Northern and Southern pressure groups saying they would boycott the company if he recorded a black singer. Despite these threats, the record was a commercial success and opened the door for more black musicians to record. Courtesy: Wikipedia
Here's What You'll Get:
Sweet Virginia Blues/What Have You Done to Make Me Feel This Way Victor 20233 1926 VG+ (E- VJM grade)
A Beauty - Don't Pass It By!
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