Ma Rainey

vocal

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Louis Markos
'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka "Georgia Tom") piano Black Eye Blues (take 1), Black Eye Blues (take 2), Blame It on the Blues, Daddy Goodbye Blues, Leavin' This Morning, Runaway Blues, Screech Owl Blues, Sleep Talking Blues (take 1), Sleep Talking Blues (take 2), Sweet Rough Man, Tough Luck Blues, Traveling Blues (take 2)
Kenneth R. Bartlett
Tampa Red guitar Black Eye Blues (take 1), Black Eye Blues (take 2), Blame It on the Blues, Daddy Goodbye Blues, Leavin' This Morning, Runaway Blues, Sleep Talking Blues (take 1), Sleep Talking Blues (take 2), Sweet Rough Man, Tough Luck Blues

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka "Georgia Tom") piano Black Eye Blues (take 1), Black Eye Blues (take 2), Blame It on the Blues, Daddy Goodbye Blues, Leavin' This Morning, Runaway Blues, Screech Owl Blues, Sleep Talking Blues (take 1), Sleep Talking Blues (take 2), Sweet Rough Man, Tough Luck Blues, Traveling Blues (take 2)
Tampa Red guitar Black Eye Blues (take 1), Black Eye Blues (take 2), Blame It on the Blues, Daddy Goodbye Blues, Leavin' This Morning, Runaway Blues, Sleep Talking Blues (take 1), Sleep Talking Blues (take 2), Sweet Rough Man, Tough Luck Blues
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.) banjo, drums, guitar, piano, tuba "Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom, Blues Oh Blues, Farewell Daddy Blues, Georgia Cake Walk, Oh Papa Blues, Shave 'em Dry Blues
Charlie Green (Trombonist) trombone Booze and Blues, Stack O' Lee Blues, Titanic Man Blues, Yonder Come the Blues (take 1)
Fletcher Henderson piano Booze and Blues, Stack O' Lee Blues, Titanic Man Blues, Yonder Come the Blues (take 1)
Shirley Clay cornet "Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom, Blues Oh Blues, Georgia Cake Walk, Oh Papa Blues
Jimmy Blythe piano Black Eye Blues (take 1), Don't Fish in My Sea, Morning Hour Blues
Buster Bailey clarinet Stack O' Lee Blues, Titanic Man Blues, Yonder Come the Blues (take 1)
Charlie Dixon banjo Stack O' Lee Blues, Titanic Man Blues, Yonder Come the Blues (take 1)
Blind Arthur Blake guitar Grievin' Hearted Blues, Little Low Mama Blues, Morning Hour Blues
Joe Smith (cornetist) cornet, trumpet Stack O' Lee Blues, Titanic Man Blues, Yonder Come the Blues (take 1)
Claude Hopkins piano Blues Oh Blues, Oh Papa Blues
Coleman Hawkins bass saxophone Stack O' Lee Blues, Yonder Come the Blues (take 1)
Artie Starks clarinet "Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom, Georgia Cake Walk
Eddie Miller (US pianist) piano Black Dust Blues, Screech Owl Blues
Kid Ory trombone Blues Oh Blues, Oh Papa Blues
Leroy Pickett violin Grievin' Hearted Blues, Little Low Mama Blues
Milas Pruitt guitar Farewell Daddy Blues, Shave 'em Dry Blues
Miles Pruitt 12 string guitar Farewell Daddy Blues, Shave 'em Dry Blues
Papa Charlie Jackson vocal, banjo Big Feeling Blues, Ma and Pa Poorhouse Blues
Albert Wynn trombone "Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom, Georgia Cake Walk
Howard Scott (1920s US jazz cornetist) cornet Booze and Blues
Lil Henderson piano Trust No Man
Lovie Austin piano Lucky Rock Blues
Martell Pettiford banjo Traveling Blues (take 2)
Don Redman clarinet Booze and Blues
Carl Reid (jug band member) horn, jug Traveling Blues (take 2)
Charles Harris (blues musician, 1920s-30s) alto saxophone Lucky Rock Blues
Kaiser Marshall drums Booze and Blues
Herman Brown (Kazoo player) kazoo, washboard Traveling Blues (take 2)
Tommy Ladnier cornet Lucky Rock Blues
Jimmy O'Bryant clarinet Lucky Rock Blues

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Louis Markos vocal Army Camp Harmony Blues (take 1), Army Camp Harmony Blues (take 2), Bessemer Bound Blues (take 1), Bessemer Bound Blues (take 2), Big Boy Blues, Blues Oh Blues, Blues the World Forgot, Part 1, Blues the World Forgot, Part 2, Broken Hearted Blues, Broken Soul Blues, Chain Gang Blues, Damper Down Blues, Dead Drunk Blues, Down in the Basement, Explaining the Blues (take 1), Explaining the Blues (take 2), Four Day Honorary Scat (take 1), Four Day Honorary Scat (take 2), Georgia Cake Walk, Gone Daddy Blues (take 1), Goodbye, Daddy Blues, Jealousy Blues, Levee Camp Moan, Louisiana Hoo-Doo Blues, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Memphis Bound Blues, Misery Blues, Moonshine Blues, Mountain Jack Blues (take 1), Mountain Jack Blues (take 3), New Bo Weavil Blues, Night Time Blues (take 1), Night Time Blues (take 2), Oh Papa Blues, Oh! My Babe Blues, Rough and Tumble Blues, Seeking Blues (take 1), Seeking Blues (take 2), Sissy Blues, Slave to the Blues, Slow Driving Moan, Soon This Morning, Stack O'Lee Blues, Stormy Sea Blues, Titanic Man Blues (take 1), Titanic Man Blues (take 2), Weeping Woman Blues, Wringing and Twisting Blues, Yonder Comes the Blues
'Ma' Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band vocal Booze and Blues, Cell Bound Blues, Countin' the Blues (take 1), Countin' the Blues (take 2), Jealous Hearted Blues, Jelly Bean Blues, Lawd, Send Me a Man Blues, See See Rider Blues (take 1), See See Rider Blues (take 2), South Bound Blues, Toad Frog Blues, Ya-Da-Do (take 1), Ya-Da-Do (take 2)
Kenneth R. Bartlett vocal Bad Luck Blues, Barrel House Blues, Bo-Weavil Blues (take 1), Bo-Weavil Blues (take 2), Last Minute Blues, Moonshine Blues, Southern Blues, Those All Night Long Blues (take 1), Those All Night Long Blues (take 2), Walking Blues
John E. Finn vocal Honey, Where You Been So Long, Lucky Rock Blues, Ma Rainey's Mystery Record, Those Dogs of Mine
Peter Rodriguez vocal Dream Blues, Lost Wandering Blues
Todd Hurt vocal Misery Blues