Yes indeed, Stack ‘O Lee was a bad bad man. And let me tell you Ma Rainey, if I was your man, I would never ever do you wrong. Because there’s nothing more sensual then placing the needle on your 78 and letting the dim scratch be the vehicle for your magnetic charm. Wow, is it getting hot in here?
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Ma Rainey – “Slave To The Blues” (mp3)
When you read the words “slave to the blues,” it doesn’t compare to how it sounds and feels when Ma Rainey sings this song. You can imagine her holding her heart in chains during this dreary memory. It’s another way to say endless heart ache…
Ma Rainey – “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (mp3)
Ma Rainey confidently and stylistically earned the title: “Mother of the Blues.” A true innovator, Ma Rainey’s career started, peaked, and was finished before some of the great blues men in history were ever recorded. “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is her most famous recording and doesn’t refer to her bottom. Black bottom is a dance. Uncle PD suggest you give it a try.
