Ma Rainey
Prove It On Me LP

NR11
Night Records
6- A1: Bad Luck Blues
- A2: Bo-Weavil Blues
- A3: Moonshine Blues
- A4: Jelly Bean Blues
- A5: See See Rider Blues
- A6: Shave 'Em Dry Blues
- A7: Stack-O-Lee Blues
- B1: Soon This Morning
- B2: Ice Bag Papa
- B3: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- B4: Prove It On Me
- B5: Black Cat Hoot Owl Blues
- B6: Deep Moaning Blues
- B7: Traveling Blues
- B8: Daddy Goodbye Blues
Born in 1886 in Columbus (Georgia), Ma Rainey is considered by most the mother of the Blues. She did a lot to popularize this style among younger generations and will be a direct influence for countless artists. Author of the first hits of the genre (See See Rider Blues and Chain Gang Blues in the 1920s), she will take a young girl by the name of Bessie Smith under her wing and will write songs with Louis Armstrong or Coleman Hawkins.

