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Mamie Smith

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American vaudeville singer (1891-1946)

United StatesActorsLived 1891 to 1946 · aged 55
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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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Filmography 5

Paradise in Harlem1939
Murder on Lenox Avenue1941
Stolen Paradise1940
Sunday Sinners1940
Jailhouse Blues1929

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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. Willie "The Lion" Smith described the background of these recordings in his autobiography Music on My Mind (1964).

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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1891 to 1946 · aged 55
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21 languages

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