Classic Female Blues
Description of Classic Female Blues
Women began recording the blues in the 1920s. Led by singers like Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, they produced a string of early hits that were markedly sassy and confident in tone. Later artists like Billie Holiday toned down the sass a bit, but sang just as honestly about their relationships and lives.
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Classic Female Blues
Classic Female Blues Key Artists
Alberta Hunter
Whether performing jazz
standards or deep soul
blues, Hunter's talents
reach back to the rustic
beginnings of blues. In th...
Bessie Smith
This sometimes sultry,
sometimes gut-wrenching
"Empress of the Blues" was
one of the genre's very first
recording artists. First rec...
Big Mama Thornton
The growling Big Mama only
had one hit, 1953's "Hound
Dog," but she would
influence a generation of
bluesy soul sirens.
Big Maybelle
Big Maybelle was one of the
most popular R&B/blues
shouters of the 1950s. Her
voice was as big as the
world. Her star faded in t...
Etta James
The provocative, insatiable
Ms. Etta James sings with
unrivaled passion whether
it be soul, blues, soul-blues,
or R&B. Etta James once sai...
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