Definitions

1. Rainey was the very first of the great women blues singers, whose records sold vast quantities.
2. Rainey is often called The Mother of the Blues since she inspired many of the female blues singers who followed her.
3. Ma Rainey is commonly known as the Mother of the Blues because of her significant influence on the many female blues singers who succeeded her.
4. Rainey was well on his way to his fourth-consecutive title in 1993.
5. Ma Rainey was well known as a lover of women as well as men, and her song "Prove It on Me" describes a butch woman who dresses like a man and dates women.

Niall Mackenzie

1. Rainey and Schwantz trade the lead, while Niall Mackenzie comes up from behind.

Legendary Ma Rainey

1. Considered the best blues singer ever, Smith began her career touring with the legendary Ma Rainey.

Classic Blues Singers

1. She certainly came in a direct line of descent from Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and the other classic blues singers.

Victoria Spivey

1. It's a collection of down-and-dirty blues and jazz classics made famous in the 1930s and '40s by the likes of Sippie Wallace, Victoria Spivey and Ma Rainey.

Christian Sarron

1. Pierfrancesco Chili gets a good start and leads briefly, then Schwantz, Wayne Rainey and Christian Sarron settle into the lead.
2. Gardner catches Rainey and begins to swap the lead, while Magee, Christian Sarron, Freddie Spencer and Lawson close in.

Injury

1. Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz are back from injury, Schwantz with a thin cast that will allow him to ride.

Session

1. Along with Allen and drummer Tom Rainey, he provides multidirectional flavors that keep the session on edge.

Popular

1. Classic female urban or vaudeville blues singers were popular in the 1920s, among them Mamie Smith, Gertrude Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Victoria Spivey.

Representatives

1. Joseph H. Rainey, first black member sworn in as member of U. S. House of Representatives.
2. The first black man elected to the U.S. House of Representatives was Joseph Rainey, who won his seat in 1870 during Reconstruction.
3. Joseph Rainey of South Carolina became the first black member of the United States House of Representatives, and there were also others.

Business

1. Larry Carlton and Chuck Rainey were there, pretty much business as usual.

Wells

1. In 1926, Rainey T. Wells, recognized as the founder of Murray State, also became the second president.

Piano

1. The collective trio consists of Louis Sclavis on bass clarinet and soprano saxophone, Craig Taborn on piano and Tom Rainey on drums.

Songs

1. The last 2 songs find Rainey in a duet with Papa Charlie Jackson.

Question

1. Post a question or answer questions about "Ma Rainey" at WikiAnswers.

Beginning

1. At the beginning of 2000, Taborn was active performing along with drummer Tom Rainey in Tim Berne's latest project, Quiksand.
2. The 1987 Superbike National Championship would be remembered by motorcycle fans as the beginning of Schwantz' fiercely competitive rivalry with Wayne Rainey.

Night

1. Rainey spent the night in jail for hosting an "indecent party" and was bailed out the following morning by her friend and fellow blues singer Bessie Smith.
2. I wasn't familiar with Ma Rainey nor her music until that night.

Claim

1. He also returned to the Suzuka 8 Hours race, teaming with Wayne Rainey to claim another win.

Louis Armstrong

1. Louis Armstrong was among the jazz musicians who accompanied Ma Rainey and the rich-voiced Bessie Smith, the classic blues singers of the 1920s.

Final Round

1. He missed four races while recovering from the injury, and Rainey clinched the title in the final round in South Africa with 140 points to Doohan's 136.

Eddie Lawson

1. Wayne Rainey has to win and Eddie Lawson has to finish outside the top 11 in order for Lawson to lose the championship.

Trumpet

1. Rainey studied violin, piano, and trumpet in his youth, then moved from Youngstown to Cleveland at 21.
2. Joining Shepik on this ambitious project are Ralph Alessi on trumpet, Gary Versace on keyboards and accordion, Drew Gress on bass and Tom Rainey on drums.

Ida

1. Ida had a convincing blues delivery that made her one of the more popular female singers of the era like Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey.

Strong Influence

1. The pioneer blues singer (who married vaudeville performer William "Pa" Rainey) exerted a strong influence on Bessie Smith.

Fletcher Henderson

1. Rainey made numerous recordings for the Paramount label; this recording is from a session she recorded with Louis Armstrong and Fletcher Henderson.

First Pole

1. Kenny Roberts looks happy that Rainey qualifies in 1st, his first pole since 1991.

Billie Holiday

1. As I love music of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith & Billie Holiday,this book didnt open new ground for me at all.

Front

1. Green light and it’s Schwantz, Rainey, Pierfrancesco Chili and Eddie Lawson at the front.
2. Classic blues has a woman singer, such as Ma Rainey or Bessie Smith, in front.

First Lap

1. Wayne Rainey gets the lead and opens a small gap in the first lap, with Kevin Schwantz moving into second to chase him down.

Jason

1. Rainey, Jason - A portfolio of sequential art and illustration.

Smith

1. She later acknowledged the influence of artists heard during this time, including Smith, Ma Rainey, Junior Parker, and Memphis Minnie.
2. The company's vocalist was Ma Rainey, who is considered the first female blues singer and was an inspiration to Smith.
3. Blues singer Ma Rainey was a singer in the show, and she trained and guided Smith in the development of her act.

Singers

1. Companies searched for talented blues artists, and singers such as Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Alberta Hunter, and Ethel Waters, became popular blues artists.

Blues

1. An inspiration to the "Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith, Rainey was a Georgia native who was discovered in Chicago during the early '20s.
2. Most history of the blues jump from there to Ma Rainey and the increasing popularity of the blues in America and forget about Mamie Smith.
3. Ma Rainey, already a professional touring singer, first heard the blues in a "small town in Missouri" in 1902.

Bessie

1. Legend has it that Ma Rainey kidnapped Bessie, acted a a mother figure to her, and taught her to sing the blues.

Mick Doohan

1. It won its first 500 cc championship in 1993 in the hands of Kevin Schwantz, who beat both Wayne Rainey and Mick Doohan to the prize.
2. To win the championship, Wayne Rainey had to finish in front of Mick Doohan and higher than 6th if Doohan was behind.

Doohan

1. Rainey goes through the chicane with a sub-second gap, followed by Lawson, Doohan, Kevin Schwantz and Wayne Gardner.
2. Rainey takes a very close win from Lawson, with a big gap to Doohan, then Pierfrancesco Chili and Sarron.
3. As a Rossi fan i can start with him, Doohan, and Rainey have lost championships due to injury.

Schwantz

1. Schwantz passed Lawson at the final hairpin, and after the first lap, the order was Rainey, Schwantz, Lawson, Christian Sarron and Kevin Magee.
2. A lead group forms, with Rainey, a small gap to Lawson, then another small gap to Schwantz, Kevin Magee and Christian Sarron.
3. Wet re-start goes to Eddie Lawson, then Schwantz and Rainey.

Women

1. Lover of Women: Even though she was married to Pa Rainey, Ma Rainey did nothing to hide her love of women.

Ma Rainey

1. At one point I became known for unearthing and reviving a lot of classic blues, the work of Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey, Ida Cox and Sippie Wallace etc.
2. The first blues recordings were made in the 1920s by black women such as Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey, Ida Cox, and Bessie Smith.
3. In 1902 she married the song and dance man William "Pa" Rainey and from then on became known as Ma Rainey.

Mother

1. My mother used to buy Mamie Smith, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, all these blues songs, because she liked to sing.

Records

1. Older than Smith was Ma Rainey (1886-1939) who began making records for Paramount a year after Bessie Smith started.

Record

1. Rainey typically was accompanied by a pianist or jazz band, although she did record with jug bands and string bands.
2. As the first blues vocalist to record, she blazed a trail followed by Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and others.
3. Tom Rainey has been a fixture for over two decades on the New York scene; his contributions here are as fresh and inventive as any he's committed to record.

Wayne Rainey

1. Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz out with broken bones in pre-race practice: Schwantz with a broken hand, Rainey with a broken femur at the knee joint.
2. Christian Sarron gets his 4th pole in a row, but Wayne Rainey gets the start from Gardner, Kevin Magee, et al.
3. In fact, along with Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey and Eddie Lawson, Gardner was one of the top motorcycle GP racers of the 1980s.

Pole

1. Kevin Schwantz on pole, and he gets the start from Wayne Rainey and Mick Doohan.

First

1. Instead Rainey took another three victories to claim the first of three world titles, beating Schwantz by a massive 67 points.
2. Doohan gets crowded back at the first turn, with Wayne Rainey, Christian Sarron, Wayne Gardner, and Kevin Schwantz ahead of him.
3. Wayne Rainey on pole goes into the first turn ahead of Pierfrancesco Chili, Eddie Lawson, and Kevin Schwantz.

Start

1. Rainey gets the start of the new 4-column grid, followed by Mick Doohan, Eddie Lawson and the field.
2. Wayne Rainey got the start and lead through the first turns, with Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Gardner and Christian Sarron behind.
3. Though he can phone in the race and still win the championship, Lawson gets the start and the first apex, followed by Kevin Schwantz and Rainey.

Japan

1. In 1988, Rainey and his Team Roberts Yamaha teammate Kevin Magee would also win the prestigious Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race in Japan.

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1. Arts > Music > Blues > Bessie Smith
2. Gertrude
3. Lawson
4. Arts > Music > Blues > Blues Singers
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