Ma Rainey, known as the “Mother of the Blues ... while playing with her on several recordings (including “See See Rider,” a song that would later be covered by Elvis Presley, Ray Charles ...

But. Should we say ....? Ma Rainey and her big, um, voice, cut 12-bar "See See Rider Blues" a year before Morton's stomp, which partly inspired the 1927 hit "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." That became ...

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is one of those rare ... When Rainey recorded her blues masterpiece “See See Rider Blues” in a New York studio in mid-October 1924, the lineup was Armstrong and ...

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom on Netflix ends—as many films based on a true story tend to—with a photo montage of the real-life characters depicted on screen. But this particular based-on-a-true ...

ATLANTA (AP) - In the Netflix drama that spotlights a Chicago recording session, Ma Rainey argues with a ... Armstrong (“Jelly Bean Blues,” “See See Rider Blues”) and touring with Tommy ...

By Stephanie Phillips Netflix’s recent star-studded release, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom ... and has lived on in songs such as “Moonshine Blues”, “Bo Weavil Blues” and “See See Rider”. [see also: The ...

But what you’re going to see is Chadwick as an artist. So it’s very fitting. A very fitting denouement.” To Wolfe, it’s a bittersweet honor to release “Ma Rainey” as one of the final ...

By Melinda Newman “The more music you have in the world, the fuller it is,” declares Viola Davis as the title character in Ma Rainey’s Black ... Chadwick Boseman See latest videos, charts ...

The young Dussie Mae stokes the flames of love, lust, and jealousy in Davis' Ma Rainey, letting viewers witness how kind and cruel she can be, sometimes within the same moment. Likewise, we see ...

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM") LEWIS: (As Ma Rainey, singing) I want to see the dance they call the Black bottom. I want to learn that dance, want to see the dance you call your ...