# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ma-rainey
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:01:41.383Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ma-rainey"
name: "Ma Rainey"
slug: "ma-rainey"
description: "Gertrude \"Ma\" Rainey was an American blues singer and influential early-blues recording artist. Dubbed the \"Mother of the Blues\", she bridged earlier vaudeville and the authentic expression of southern blues, influencing a generation of blues singers. Rainey was known for her powerful vocal abilities, energetic disposition, majestic phrasing, and a \"moaning\" style of singing. Her qualities are present and most evident in her early recordings \"Bo-Weevil Blues\" and \"Moonshine Blues\"."
tagline: "American blues singer (1886–1939)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MaRainey.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1886-04-26"
deathDate: "1939-12-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           55.49
  momentum:             0.1255580357142857
  historical:           23.32024133333334
  currentAttention:     7.96
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1780434/"
    handle:    "nm1780434"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump