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Mamie Smith

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Also known as Mamie Robinson, Mamie Goldberg, Mamie Wilson

American vaudeville singer (1891–1946)

Person · Open Library

Works
4

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  • Jazz and race records, 1920-32
  • Unfolding of a Rose
  • Can You Hear Me Now? : The Autobiography of Duane Parham
  • The effects of teacher collective bargaining on selected school issues

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1969-08-06
Active to
2003-10-21

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Mamie Smith (née Robinson) (May 26, 1891 – September 16, 1946) was an American vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress, who appeared in several films late in her career. As a vaudeville singer she performed a number of styles including jazz and blues. She entered blues history by being the first African American artist to make vocal blues recordings in 1920. Willie "The Lion" Smith (not her husband) explained the background to that recording in his (ghosted) autobiography, Music on My Min

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