Mamie Smith
American vaudeville singer
Died when: 63 years 113 days (759 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Mamie Smith (née Robinson;May 26, 1891 – September 16, 1946) was an American vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist, and actress.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 (no relation) described the background of that recording in his autobiography, Music on My Mind (1964).
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