The first few moments of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom are electrifying. It's 1927 in rural Georgia. Hundreds of people, all of them Black, are lined up at the entrance to a huge tent. Inside, Ma Rainey, ...

Towards a definition -- The classic blues, Vaudeville style : Mamie Smith, Lucille Hegamin, Edith Wilson -- Brief interlude : reflections on Rosa -- The classic blues : Southern style : Ma Rainey and ...

Columbus, Ga . – Columbus, Georgia is place known for many things, but one distinction the Fountain City can also claim is the being the home for the “Mother of the Blues” Ma Rainey. On 805 5th Avenue ...

NEW YORK -- The Oscar-nominated film "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is the story of a pioneering blues singer during a recording session in the 1920s. The movie, based on an earlier play, received five ...

In a rundown Chicago recording studio in 1927, tempers rise and simmering conflicts erupt when the “Mother of the Blues” and her band record a set of jazz and blues standards. Fiery and determined, Ma ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Wilson's landmark play is a celebration of early 20th- century Black culture and a ...

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, which features Viola Davis as the "Mother of the Blues," will premiere December 18 globally on Netflix. A new teaser trailer has been released from the forthcoming Netflix ...

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Viola Davis is reflecting on working with Chadwick Boseman for the actor's last film, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. In an interview with The Times, the actress, 59, shared that no one on set knew Boseman, ...

Viola Davis is reflecting on working with Chadwick Boseman for the actor's last film, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. In an interview with The Times, the actress, 59, shared that no one on set knew Boseman, ...