Mamie Smith - Crazy Blues (1920)
submitted by MUSIIUM
on 06/13/16
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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 Perry Bradford and it was recorded on August 10, 1920, by Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds.
