Recorded in December of 1923. (Tommy Ladnier (c), Jimmy O'Bryant (cl), Lovie Austin (p). Born as Gertrude Pridgett - (Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey (New Georgia Encyclopedia). Also known by several other nicknames and pseudonyms including The Mother of the Blues, Mama Can Can, Lila Patterson, Anne Smith, Madame Rainey, Black Nightingale, The Golden Necklace of the Blues, The Paramount Wildcat, and Songbird of the Blues. She frequently toured circuits working theater dates through South and Midwest with the Florida Cotton Blossoms Show, Donald Mac Gregor's Carnival Show, The Smart Set Show, CW Parks Minstrels, Tolliver's Circus, and Musical Extravaganza Show.
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