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Who was Ma Rainey? A play stokes fresh interest in the Chicago blues singer
Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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The classic August Wilson play “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom” tells the story of a real life blues legend …Ma Rainey.
The play is currently onstage at the Goodman Theater. And it's bringing more attention to the real Rainey, who recorded all her music in Chicago at Paramount Records a century ago.
HOST: LANE