Smith, Mamie
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Name (Latin)
Smith, Mamie
Other forms of name
Smith, Mamie, 1891-1946
Smith, Mamie, 1883-1946
Date of birth
1883-05-26
Date of death
1946-08-16
Place of birth
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Place of death
New York (N.Y.)
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Blues (Music)
Vaudeville
Jazz
Occupation
Singers
Actors
Blues musicians
Dancers
Jazz musicians
Pianists
blues vocalist
Gender
female
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Sources of Information
- Grove music online, September 28, 2022(Smith (née Robinson), Mamie; born May 26, 1883, Cincinnati; died ?October 30, 1946, New York; she was a vaudeville and jazz performer rather than a blues singer)
- Wikipedia, September 28, 2022(Mamie Smith (née Robinson); born May 26, 1891, Cincinnati, Ohio; died September 16, 1946, Staten Island, New York; the year of her birth has previously been given as 1883, but in 2018, researcher John Jeremiah Sullivan discovered her birth certificate stating she was born in Cincinnati in 1891; American vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist, and actress; 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)
- Smith, M. Alabama blues [SR] 1922:labels (Mamie Smith and her Jazz Hounds)
- All music guide WWW site, Jan. 15, 2004(Mamie Smith; b. May 26, 1883, Cincinnati, OH, d. Aug. 16, 1946, New York, NY; blues vocalist)