"Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom" is Netflix’s latest biographical musical drama starring Viola Davis as the titular character and the late Chadwick Boseman. "Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom" was adapted from the acclaimed playwright August Wilson play of the same name.
But who is Ma Rainey? She’s is actually an influential blues singer who bridged vaudeville and southern blues and her musical stylings became highly influential for future generations of blues singers. Rainey even toured with Louis Armstrong and Thomas Dorsey.
Besides her powerful vocals and her “moaning” style of singing, and Davis’s stunning portrayal of her, what is the untold truth of Ma Rainey?
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"Ma" is a born entertainer | 0:00
Enter "Pa" | 0:51
The Mother of the Blues | 1:27
Sparkling in the spotlight | 2:08
Ma and Bessie | 2:41
Integrated shows | 3:30
Ma steps back | 4:41
Ma's Legacy | 5:17
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