Smith, Mamie, 1883-1946
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Mamie Smith (née Robinson; May 26, 1891 – August 16, 1946) was an American singer. 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 these recordings in his autobiography Music on My Mind (1964).
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| referencedIn | American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) | University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | She's Nobody's Baby collection, 1980-1987 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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| associatedWith | American Museum of Vaudeville | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cullen, Frank, 1936- | person |
| associatedWith | McNeilly, Donald, 1945- | person |
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| Staten Island | NY | US | |
| Cincinnati | OH | US |
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Birth 1883-05-26
Death 1946-09-16
Americans
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