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Carolina Tar Heels Handbill 1930 - - 2011/04/06 Selma Kurz, Soprano 1874-1933 - Selma Kurz was born in Biala, the poorer of two adjoining Austrian towns (the other was Bielitz), to a very humble Jewish family of eleven children. She grew up in Bielitz. (Today they are a single city known as Bielsko-Biała , in the Poli... - 2011/04/05 An Introduction to Ma Rainey - Credited with recording the first blues song "Crazy Blues" in 1923, Ma Rainey was a Huge influence on performers like Bessy Smith. She began performing at the age of 12 or 14, and recorded under the name Ma Rainey after she and Will Rainey... - 2011/03/31 Early Recordings from the New York Stage 1890-1908 - Early recordings from the New York stage 1890-1908 zip - 2011/03/30 Early Harmonica Blues Recordings zip - The first recordings of harmonicas were made in the U.S. in the 1920s.These recordings included “race” music , intended for the African-American market of the southern states with solo recordings by DeFord Bailey (who appeared on the first e... - 2011/03/29 Free Mp3 Pre War Blues Collection as Zip File - Fifty great pre war era blues performances in MP3 format. Classic stuff from well-knowns like Charley Patton and Blind lemon Jefferson, as well as lots of cool music from lesser-knowns too like Geeshie Wiley and Dick Justice. Click here to down... - 2011/03/27
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