Ma Rainey AKA Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Born: 26-Apr-1886 Birthplace: Columbus, GA Died: 22-Dec-1939 Location of death: Rome, GA Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Buried, Porterdale Cemetery, Columbus, GA
Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: Black Sexual orientation: Bisexual Occupation: Singer Nationality: United States Executive summary: The mother of the blues Husband: William 'Pa' Rainey (musician, m. 1904)
Ma Rainey Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1990
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