Occupation-Entertainer-Blues Singer
Rosetta Atkins [Sister Rosetta] Tharpe (1915-1973)
Guitarist, pianist, arranger, singer, and lyricist Sister Rosetta Tharpe was born Rosetta Nubin on March 20, 1915, in Cotton Plant,...
Gertrude “Ma” Rainey (1886-1939)
Businesswoman and entertainer Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, known as the Mother of Blues, was the most popular blues singer/ songwriter of...
Alberta Hunter (1895-1984)
Alberta Hunter was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but left for Chicago, Illinois at age 11 after her father died. She...
