Blues musician Charlie Apicella’s formula for success is simple: He awakens every day creating music to make Ma Rainey proud. Apicella never met Rainey, who died in 1939, but he said it is impossible ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Blues legend Gertrude “Ma” Rainey electrified Jacksonville’s LaVilla district in the early 1900s, building her reputation as the “Mother of the Blues” while breaking barriers as ...

The first few moments of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom are electrifying. It's 1927 in rural Georgia. Hundreds of people, all of them Black, are lined up at the entrance to a huge tent. Inside, Ma Rainey, ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — MA FEST is an annual celebration free for the public to gather and enjoy, helping to celebrate the ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - February is Black History Month and to celebrate, WTVM is highlighting Black history in our area throughout the month. The Black Heritage Trail located in the heart of Columbus, ...

Daddy, goodbye blues --Black eye blues --Deep moanin' blues --Runaway blues --Leaving this morning --Travelling blues --Sleep talking blues --Blame it on the blues. 101 Daddy, Goodbye Blues / Tampa ...

3 OH, MARY! Reveals Tour Dates and Cities For 2026-27 4 OPERATION MINCEMEAT Reveals 2026-27 Tour Dates and Cities Set in a Chicago recording studio, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom chronicles a day in the ...

Towards a definition -- The classic blues, Vaudeville style : Mamie Smith, Lucille Hegamin, Edith Wilson -- Brief interlude : reflections on Rosa -- The classic blues : Southern style : Ma Rainey and ...

Free festival honoring Ma Rainey rescheduled to May 3 due to rain ...

Ma Rainey might not be a well-known name, but her influence on music has been huge. During the 1910s and 1920s, Rainey wrote and performed some of the most popular music of the day, earning her the ...

The second annual Ma Fest brought crowds to the Liberty Theatre on Sunday to celebrate the legacy of Columbus native Ma ...

NEW YORK -- The Oscar-nominated film "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is the story of a pioneering blues singer during a recording session in the 1920s. The movie, based on an earlier play, received five ...