Mamie Smith
American vaudeville singer (1891-1946) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 55
Mamie Smith was an American singer. As a vaudeville singer, she performed in multiple styles, including jazz and blues. In 1920, she entered blues history as the first African-American artist to make vocal blues recordings.
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Willie "The Lion" Smith described the background of these recordings in his autobiography Music on My Mind (1964).
