Mamie Smith
Blues, Musical Artist
1883 – 1946
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Who was Mamie Smith?
Mamie Smith was an American vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress, who appeared in several films late in her career. As a vaudeville singer she performed a number of styles including jazz and blues. She entered blues history by being the first African-American artist to make vocal blues recordings in 1920. Willie "The Lion" Smith explained the background to that recording in his autobiography, Music on My Mind.
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- Born
- May 26, 1883
Cincinnati - Also known as
- Smith, Mamie
- Maime Smith
- Mamie Robinson
- Spouses
- Jack Goldberg
( - 1946/09/16)
- Jack Goldberg
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Cincinnati
- Died
- Sep 16, 1946
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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