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the book is forthcoming. by Danyel Smith. a history of black women in pop. from It Books/HarperCollins (2014). now writing. tumbling this stuff keeps me inspired, and keeps my brain sane.
As the blues migrated to big cities in the North and became popular with mainstream audiences, no one kept more closely to the themes of Ma Rainey’s country blues than Victoria Spivey. In 1929, Spivey had a hit with a chilling number called “Dirty T.B. Blues.” more.

As the blues migrated to big cities in the North and became popular with mainstream audiences, no one kept more closely to the themes of Ma Rainey’s country blues than Victoria Spivey. In 1929, Spivey had a hit with a chilling number called “Dirty T.B. Blues.”

more.

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