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  黒人女性歌手による、初期の“Blues”
Esther Bigeou(1895-1936)
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Memphis Blues (1921)
Nervous Blues (1921)
The St. Louis Blues (1921)
Stingaree Blues (1921)
Four O'Clock Blues (1923)
The Gulf Coast Blues (1923)
The Hesitating Blues (1923)
Panama Limited Blues (1923)
West Indies Blues (1923)
The Classic Blues by  Black Woman Singers

Classic Bluesが衰退する1930年までのBlues Numberの、Solo曲をリンクした
Bandがバックの曲は、Solo曲より古いものを取り上げている。
(reforenced:redhotojazz)
Lucille Bogan(1897-1948)
Amory, Mississippi
Chirpin' The Blues (1923)
Don't Mean You No Good Blues (1923)
Lonesome Daddy Blues (1923)
New Muscle Shoals Blues (1923)
The Pawn Shop Blues (1923)
Triflin' Blues (1923)
Coffee Grindin' Blues (1927)
Cravin' Whiskey Blues (1927)
Doggone Wicked Blues (1927)
Jim Tampa Blues (1927)
Kind Stella Blues (1927)
Levee Blues (1927)
Nice And Kind Blues (1927)
Oklahoma Man Blues (1927)
Pot Hound Blues (1927)
War Time Man Blues (1927)
Pay Roll Blues (1928)
New Way Blues (1928)
Black Angel Blues (1930)
Crawlin' Lizard Blues (1930)
Sloppy Drunk Blues (1930)
Bessie Brown(1890-1955)
Baltimore, Maryland
Them Has Been Blues (1925)
Arkansas Blues (1928)
Ida Cox(1886-1967)
Toccoa, Georgia
Any Woman's Blues (1923)
Bama Bound Blues (1923)
Bear-Mash Blues (1923)
Blue Monday Blues (1923)
Chattanooga Blues (1923)
Chicago Bound Blues (1923)
Weary Way Blues (1923)
Coffin Blues (1925)
Give Me A Break Blues (1927)
Gypsy Glass Blues (1927)
Lost Man Blues (1927)
Mercy Blues (1927)
Mojo Hand Blues (1927)
Bone Orchard Blues (1928)
Broadcasting Blues (1928)
Western Union Blues (1928)
Worn Down Daddy Blues (1928)
Jail House Blues (1929)
Lucille Hegamin(1894-1970)
Macon, Georgia
Bleeding Hearted Blues (1923)
Down Hearted Blues (1923)
Land Of Cotton Blues (1923)
Rampart St. Blues (1923)
Wanna Go South Again Blues (1923)
Rosa Henderson(1896-1958)
Henderson, Kentucky
Afternoon Blues (1923)
Down South Blues (1923)
Dyin' Crap-Shooter's Blues (1923)
Every Day Blues (1923)
Every Woman's Blues (1923)
Good Woman's Blues (1923)
Sweet Mamma's Blues (1923)
Midnight Blues (1923)
So Long To You And The Blues (1923)
Basement Blues (1924)
Barbadoes Blues (1924)
Barrel House Blues (1924)
Chicago Monkey Man Blues (1924)
Deep River Blues (1924)
Do Right Blues (1924)
West Indies Blues (1924)
12th Street Blues (1925)
Dyin' Crap-Shooter's Blues (1927)
Fortune Teller Blues (1927)
Hock Shop Blues (1927)
Police Blues (1927)
Poplar Bluff Blues (1928)
Edna Hicks(1895-1925)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Bleeding-Hearted Blues (1923)
Down-Hearted Blues (1923)
Gulf Coast Blues (1923)
Kansas City Man Blues (1923)
Kind Lovin' Blues (1923)
No Name Blues (1923)
Oh Daddy Blues (1923)
Sad 'n' Lonely Blues (1923)
Satisfied Blues (1923)
Squawkin' The Blues (1923)
Tain't A Doggone Thing But The Blues (1923)
Tin Roof Blues (1923)
Uncle Sam Blues (1923)
Walking And Talking Blues (1923)
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
Charleston, South Carolina
Kid Man Blues (1925)
Low Land Blues (1925)
Leavenworth Blues (1926)
Lonesome, Weary Blues (1926)
Lovesick Blues (1926)
Panama Limited Blues (1926)
Pleadin' For The Blues (1926)
Pratt City Blues (1926)
Street Walker Blues (1926)
Do Dirty Blues (1927)
Christmas Man Blues (1927)
Hangman Blues (1928)
Hard Time Blues (1928)
Trouble In Mind Blues (1928)
Weary Money Blues (1928)
Margaret Johnson(?-?)
Kentucky?
(no image) E Flat Blues (1923)
Papa, Mama's All Alone Blues (1924)
Absent Minded Blues (1924)
Death House Blues (1925)
Best Friend Blues
(1925)
Stinging Bee Blues (1925)
Graysom Street Blues (1626)

Mary Johnson(1900-1970)
Eden Station, Mississippi
Barrel House Flat Blues (1929)
Black Men Blues (1929)
Dream Daddy Blues (1929)
Key To The Mountain Blues (1929)
Mean Black Man Blues (1929)
Muddy Creek Blues (1929)
Room Rent Blues (1929)
Western Union Blues (1929)
Dawn Of Day Blues (1930)
Death Cell Blues (1930)
Friendless Gal Blues (1930)
Morning Sun Blues (1930)
No Good Town Blues (1930)
Three Months Ago Blues (1930)
Maggie Jones(1900-?)
Hillsbough, Texas
Goodbye Blues (1923)
Boxcar Blues (1924)
Good Time Flat Blues (1924)
Jealous Mamma Blues (1924)
Poorhouse Blues (1924)
Screamin' The Blues (1924)
Thunderstorm Blues (1924)
Western Union Blues (1924)
Dangerous Blues (1925)
Northbound Blues (1925)
Suicide Blues (1925)
Undertakers Blues (1925)
Virginia Liston(1890-1932)
?
?
Bed Time Blues (1923)
Don't Agitate Me Blues (1923)
Sally Long Blues (1923)
Shreveport Blues (1923)
You Don't Know My Mind Blues (1923)
Jailhouse Blues (1924)
Mississippi Blues (1924)
Monkey Jungle Blues (1924)
Night Latch Key Blues (1924)
Pineland Blues (1924)
San Francisco Blues (1924)
'Tain't A Doggone Thing But The Blues (1924)
Weeping Willow Blues (1924)
Black Sheep Blues (1925)
Evil Minded Blues (1926)
Titanic Blues (1926)
Sara Martin(1884-1955)
Louisville, Kentucky
Achin' Hearted Blues (1922)
Sugar Blues (1922)
Blue Gum Blues (1923)
Cruel Backbitin' Blues (1923)
Goodbye Blues (1923)
Hesitation Blues (1923)
Jelly Blues (1923)
Joe Turner Blues (1923)
Just Thinkin' Blues (1923)
Longing For Daddy Blues (1923)
Mistreated Mama Blues (1923)
My Good Man's Blues (1923)
New Orleans Hop Scop Blues (1923)
Original Blues (1923)
Roamin' Blues (1923)
Runnin' Round With The Blues (1923)
Sympathizing Blues (1923)
Tired O' Waitin' Blues (1923)
Troubled Blues (1923)
Uncle Sam Blues (1923)
Everybody's Got The Blues (1924)
My Man's Blues (1924)
Old Fashioned Sara Blues (1924)
Pleading Blues (1924)
Poor Me Blues (1924)
Sobbin' Hearted Blues (1924)
Some Blues (No Name Blues) (1924)
Shipwreaked Blues (1926)
Hattie McDaniel(1895-1952)
Wichita, Kansas
Boo Hoo Blues (1926)
Dentist Chair Blues (1929)
「風と共に去りぬ」におけるMammy役でアカデミー賞助演女優賞を取った。彼女はアカデミー賞にノミネートされた、最初のアフリカ系アメリカ人である。
Viola McCoy(1900-1956)
?
?
Bama Bound Blues (1923)
Bleeding Hearted Blues (1923)
Chirpin' The Blues (1923)
Just Thinkin' Blues (1923)
Laughin' Cryin' Blues (1923)
Michigan Water Blues (1923)
Midnight Blues (1923)
Sad And Lonely Blues (1923)
Tired O' Waiting Blues (1923)
Triflin' Blues (1923)
Clearing House Blues (1924)
Do Right Blues (1924)
You Don't Know My Mind Blues (1924)
Fortune Teller Blues (1927)
Lizzie Miles(1895-1963)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Muscle Shoals Blues (1922)
Virginia Blues
(1922)
State Street Blues
(1922)
Wicked Blues
(1922)
Cotton Belt Blues
(1923)
Family Trouble Blues (1923)
Four O'Clock Blues (1923)
Haitian Blues (1923)
Lonesome Monday Morning Blues (1923)
Poro Blues (1923)
The Black Bottom Blues (1923)
The Trixie Blues (1923)
The Yellow Dog Blues (1923)
Grievin' Mama Blues (1927)
Mean Old Bedbug Blues (1927)
Police Blues (1927)
Lonesome Ghost Blues (1928)
Shootin' Star Blues (1928)
Josie Miles(1900-?)
Sommerville, North Carolina
Four O'Clock Blues (1922)
How I've Got Them Twilight Blues
(1922)
When I Dream Of Old Tennessee Blues (
1922)
Please Don't Tickle Me Blues
(1922)
Low Down Bama Blues
(1922)
Awful Moanin' Blues
(1923)
Baby's Got The Blues (1923)
Graveyard Dream Blues (1923)
He Went Away and Left Me Blues (1923)
Kansas City Man Blues (1923)
A Pipe Dream Blues (1924)
A To Z Blues (1924)
You Don't Know My Mind Blues (1924)
Bitter Feeling Blues (1925)
Low Down Daddy Blues (1925)
Monette Moore(1902-1962)
Gainesville, Texas
Best Friend Blues (1923)
Come Home Papa Blues (1923)
Down Hearted Blues (1923)
Gulf Coast Blues (1923)
Muddy Water Blues (1923)
Sugar Blues (1923)
Treated Wrong Blues (1923)
Death Letter Blues (1924)
Friendless Blues (1924)
Graveyard Bound Blues (1924)
House Rent Blues (1924)
Rainy Weather Blues (1924)
Rocking Chair Blues (1924)
Salt Water Blues (1924)
Texas Man Blues (1924)
Weeping Willow Blues (1924)
Work House Blues (1924)
Black Hearse Blues (1925)
Bullet Wound Blues (1925)
Crepe Hanger Blues (1925)
Scandal Blues (1925)
The Bye Bye Blues (1925)
Moanin' Sinner Blues (1927)
Ma Rainey(1886-1939)
Columbus, Georgia
Shave ' Em Dry Blues (1924)
Farewell Daddy Blues (1924)
Grievin' Hearted Blues (1926)
Morning Hour Blues (1926)
Mountain Jack Blues (1926)
Dead Drunk Blues (1927)
Misery Blues (1927)
Black Dust Blues (1928)
Black Eye Blues (1928)
Blame It On The Blues (1928)
Daddy Goodbye Blues (1928)
Runaway Blues (1928)
Sleep Talkin' Blues (1928)
Tough Luck Blues (1928)

 旧姓GertrudePridgettはミンストレルショーで働くショービジネス家族に生まれた。歌と躍りの"Pa" Raineyレイニーと結婚して、Ma Raineyと名を変えた。
  カップルはBluesと歌謡曲を含んだ歌と躍りで主として南部をツアーした。そこで彼女はショーのメンバーだった若いベッシー・スミスを教えた。
 23年に初めてレコーディングし、以来35年に引退するまで100曲以上のブルースを残し、「ブルースの母」として歴史に刻まれた。
Bessie Smith(1895-1937)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
  ベッシーの紹介はこちらに掲載、この欄
にはレコード・デビュー曲(写真→)と、20年
代の最高傑作であるルイ・アームストロング
とのセントルイス・ブルースをリンクしておく。
また、 彼女のソロの全曲はこちらで。

Gulf Coast Blues (1923)
St. Louis Blues (1925)
Laura Smith(?-1931)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Gravier Street Blues (1924)
Two-Faced Woman Blues (1924)
Lake Ponchartrain Blues (1924)
Jack Ass Blues (1926)
Them Has Been Blues (1926)
Fightin' Blues (1927)
Hatefull Blues (1927)
Red River Blues (1927)
The Mississippi Blues (1927)
Mamie Smith(1883-1946)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Crazy Blues (8-10-1920)
Mistreatin' Daddy Blues
(1923)
My Mammy's Blues (1923)
Plain Old Blues 1923)
Goin' Crazy With The Blues (1926)
Sweet Virginia Blues (1926)
"Crazy Blues"はBluesの最初のレコーディ
ングとされている。
これはKid Olyによる黒人
初のレコーディングとされる、1922/6より2年
近く早い。なお、Jazzを世界最初にレコーデ
ィングしたのは、白人のOriginal Dixieland
Jazz Bandで、1917年のこと。


"Crazt Blues"が大ヒットしたことから他の
女性のブルース歌手を見つけようと、レコー
ド産業界は 手当たり次第にレコーディングを
始めた。それは非常に重要なことで、レコー
ド産業のドアをアフリカ系アメリカ人に公開し
たことにつながった。
Victoria Spivey(1906-1976)
Houston, Texas
Big Houston Blues (1926)
Black Snake Blues (1926)
Blue Valley Blues (1926)
Dirty Woman Blues (1926)
Hoodoo Man Blues (1926)
Humored And Petted Blues (1926)
Long Gone Blues (1926)
No More Jelly Bean Blues (1926)
Santa Fe Blues (1926)
Spider Web Blues (1926)
Arkansas Road Blues (1927)
Blood Thirsty Blues (1927)
Christmas Morning Blues (1927)
Dope Head Blues (1927)
Garter Snake Blues (1927)
Idle Hour Blues (1927)
Nightmare Blues (1927)
Red Lantern Blues (1927)
T-B Blues (1927)
Organ Grinder Blues (1928)
Toothache Blues (1928)
Blood Hound Blues (1929)
Dirty T.B. Blues (1929)
Funny Feathers Blues (1929)
Moaning The Blues (1929)
Telephoning The Blues (1929)
Baulin' Water Blues (1930)
Haunted By The Blues (1930)
Lonesome With The Blues (1930)
New York Blues (1930)
Showered With The Blues (1930)

Mary Stafford(1895-1938)
Missouri
Crazy Blues (1921)
Royal Garden Blues (1921)
Arkansas Blues (1921)
Blind Man Blues (1921)
Down Home Blues (1921)
Down Where They Play The Blues (1921)
Monday Morning Blues (1921)
Wild Weeping Blues (1921)
Eva Taylor(1895-1930)
St. Louis, Missouri
Barefoot Blues (1923)
Down Hearted Blues (1923)
Hociel Thomas(1904-1952)
Houston, Texas
Deep Water Blues (1926)
  with LouisArmstorong
Sippie Wallace(1898-1986)
Houston, Texas
Devil Dance Blues (1925)
Morning Dove Blues (1925)
Jack Of Diamonds Blues (1926)
Special Delivery Blues (1926)
The Mail Train Blues (1926)
Dead Drunk Blues (1927)
Lazy Man Blues (1927)
Ethel Waters(1896-1977)
Chester, Pennsylvania
Down Home Blues (1921)
Midnight Blues
(1921)
Bugle Call Blues
(1921)
Dying With The Blues (1921)
'Frisco Jazz Band Blues (1921)
Georgia Blues (1921)
Jazzin' Baby Blues (1921)
Kind Lovin' Blues (1922)
Midnight Blues (1922)
Sweet Man Blues
(1923)
Organ Grinder Blues (1928)
West End Blues (1928)
Georgia Blues (1929)
Lena Wilson(1898-1939?)
Charlotte, North Carolina
The Wicked Fives' Blues (1922)
Deceitful Blues (1923)
Bleeding Hearted Blues (1923)
Chirpin' the Blues (1923)
Michigan Water Blues (1923)
Triflin' Blues (1923)
So I Don't Have No Blues (1924)
Hula Blues (1924)
Chiropractor Blues (1930)