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We talked to Chadwick Boseman's #MaRaineyFilm castmates about the late actor latimes.com/entertainment-…
"My fun time was watching him and his soon-to-be bride [Taylor Simone Ledward] relate to one another, watching that budding love affair develop. When he introduced me to her, she stumbled walking across the floor," @glynnturman says latimes.com/entertainment-… 
Ma Rainey, known as the "Mother of the Blues,” is one of the earliest known American professional blues singers. She was born Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia, on April 26, 1886.
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At the age of 18, she married William Rainey and the two toured as performers with multiple minstrel and vaudeville shows, including the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. They later separated and Ma Rainey relocated to Chicago. #MaRaineyFilm #APeoplesGroove
In the 1920’s Ma Rainey signed a recording contract with Paramount Records. Marketed as “the Mother of the Blues” Ma Rainey was heavily advertised in the Black press, particularly the Chicago Defender. #MaRaineyFilm #APeoplesGroove
