EPISODE · Jan 14, 2022 · 54 MIN
LADIES SING THE BLUES 1921-36
from AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO · host Joe Lauro
THE "BLUES CRAZE BEGAN IN EARNEST IN 1921 WITH MAMIE SMITHS' "CRAZY BLUES" PROVIDING OKEH RECORDS WITH A SURPRISE HIT. BY THE EARLY MID-1920S WE HAD CLARA SMITH, BESSIE SMITH, LAURA SMITH, JOINING OLD MAMIE - AND NONE OF THEM WERE RELATED! BLUES WERE THE POP MUSIC OF THE DAY - TUNE IN AND HEAR THE LIKES OF MA RAINEY, A FEW OF THE SMITH GIRLS AND THE HAUNTING DELTA BLUES OF KEECHIE WILEY...AND MUCH MORE --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support
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THE "BLUES CRAZE BEGAN IN EARNEST IN 1921 WITH MAMIE SMITHS' "CRAZY BLUES" PROVIDING OKEH RECORDS WITH A SURPRISE HIT. BY THE EARLY MID-1920S WE HAD CLARA SMITH, BESSIE SMITH, LAURA SMITH, JOINING OLD MAMIE - AND NONE OF THEM WERE RELATED! BLUES WERE THE POP MUSIC OF THE DAY - TUNE IN AND HEAR THE LIKES OF MA RAINEY, A FEW OF THE SMITH GIRLS AND THE HAUNTING DELTA BLUES OF KEECHIE WILEY...AND MUCH MORE --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support
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