Mamie Smith (1883-1946) was the first African-American female performer to make a vocal blues recording in 1920 with "Crazy Blues". The song was written by ...
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Blues singer Mamie Smith, who recorded the first vocal blues records for OKeh in 1921, sings "Harlem Blues" (actually a re-worked version of her first hit "Crazy ...
Old Time Blues Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds Okeh 4296 - Recorded February 21, 1921 Though Mamie's vocals are absent, this is a fine early jazz recording by ...