Mamie Smith
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mamie Robinson, Mamie Goldberg, Mamie Wilson
American vaudeville singer (1891–1946)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Jazz and race records, 1920-32
- Unfolding of a Rose
- Can You Hear Me Now? : The Autobiography of Duane Parham
- The effects of teacher collective bargaining on selected school issues
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Film & TV
Known for
- Murder on Lenox Avenue — Hattie1941
- Stolen Paradise — Martha1940
- Sunday Sinners — Midge the Coffee Owner1940
- Paradise in Harlem — Madame Mamie1939
- Jailhouse Blues1929
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- 41,427
- Total plays
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Mamie Smith (née Robinson) (May 26, 1891 – September 16, 1946) was an American vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress, who appeared in several films late in her career. As a vaudeville singer she performed a number of styles including jazz and blues. She entered blues history by being the first African American artist to make vocal blues recordings in 1920. Willie "The Lion" Smith (not her husband) explained the background to that recording in his (ghosted) autobiography, Music on My Min
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- classic female blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- OKeh Records
- Image
- MamieSmith.png
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- writing language
- English language
- date of birth
- 1891-05-26
- date of death
- 1946-08-16
- Commons category
- Mamie Smith
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- name in native language
- Mamie Smith
- cause of death
- disease
- start of work period
- 1900-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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