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Ma Rainey, Mother of More Than Just Blues, Comes Alive on New Release

nytimes.com · 13dShare

Working from archives and private collections, engineers restored notes and uncovered previously unheard details for a compilation that displays Rainey’s wide-ranging impact.

First report: Ma Rainey, the so-called 'Mother of the Blues,' can now be heard clearer than ever — npr.org, 16d