SongEra: Jim Crow

Bo-Weevil Blues

Name: Bo-Weevil Blues
Description: Early recorded blues credited to Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, drawing on the folk "boll weevil" blues tradition; first recorded for Paramount in 1923.

c. 1923(Approximate date)· Gertrude "Ma" Rainey (artist)

Artist: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey
Genre: blues

Early recorded blues credited to Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, drawing on the folk "boll weevil" blues tradition; first recorded for Paramount in 1923.

Sources & citations

1.libguides.wustl.eduwebsite
2.en.wikipedia.orgwikipedia
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