This week's quiz question for my favourite sweet shop lady was, "Who was the inspiration for generations of female blues and jazz singers?"
She got the answer right - Ma Rainey - 'the Mother of the Blues'.
Here she is with the Jelly Bean Blues. Shame the recording quality wasn't very good back then but you can still hear her great voice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLsaaaDg2Ns
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