Sara Martin
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American blues singer (1884-1965)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 22
Top works
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1884
- Active to
- 1955
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Discography
- Joe Turner Blues / Beale St. Blues1923
- Leave My Sweet Daddy Alone / The Hesitating Blues1923
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 1 (1922-1923)1996
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 2 (1923-1924)1996
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 3 (1924-1925)1996
- Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 4 (1925-1928)2000
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- 4,232
- Total plays
- 15,301
Tags
bluesrhythm and bluesClassic Bluesvocalfemale vocalists
Sara Martin (June 18, 1884 – May 24, 1955) was an American blues singer, in her time one of the most popular of the classic blues singers. She was billed as "The Famous Moanin' Mama" and "The Colored Sophie Tucker". Martin made many recordings, including a few under the names Margaret Johnson and Sally Roberts. Martin was born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States and was singing on the African-American vaudeville circuit by 1915. She began a very successful recording career when she was signe
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sara
- Family name
- Martin
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Louisville
- Place of death
- Louisville
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- OKeh Records
- Image
- Sara Martin circa 1926.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1884-06-18
- date of death
- 1955-05-24
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- Commons category
- Sara Martin
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