Classic female blues
Classic female blues was an early form of blues music, popular in the 1920s. An amalgam of traditional folk blues and urban theater music, the style is also known as vaudeville blues. Classic blues were performed by female singers accompanied by pianists or small jazz ensembles and were the first blues to be recorded. Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, and the other singers in this genre were instrumental in spreading the popularity of the blues.
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Classic female blues
Classic female blues was an early form of blues music, popular in the 1920s. An amalgam of traditional folk blues and urban theater music, the style is also known as vaudeville blues. Classic blues were performed by female singers accompanied by pianists or small jazz ensembles and were the first blues to be recorded. Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, and the other singers in this genre were instrumental in spreading the popularity of the blues.
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Classic female blues was an ea ...... g the popularity of the blues.
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El Blues clásico femenino corr ...... nice Edwards y Florence Mills.
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Le blues féminin s'est surtout ...... pivey sont revenues sur scène.
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Classic female blues was an ea ...... g the popularity of the blues.
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El Blues clásico femenino corr ...... nice Edwards y Florence Mills.
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Le blues féminin s'est surtout ...... amin ou Bertha “Chippie” Hill.
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Blues clásico femenino
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Blues féminin
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Classic female blues
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