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Mamie Smith

1891 - 1946

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Mamie Smith (née Robinson; May 26, 1891 – August or September 16, 1946) was an American singer. As a vaudeville singer, she performed in multiple styles, including jazz and blues. In 1920, she entered blues history as the first African-American artist to make vocal blues recordings. Willie "The Lion" Smith (no relation) described the background of these recordings in his autobiography Music on My Mind (1964). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Mamie Smith is the 2,018th most popular musician (down from 1,700th in 2024), the 10,773rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,548th in 2019) and the 799th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Mamie Smith ranks 2,018 out of 3,175. Before her are Cherie Currie, Marina Tchebourkina, Chris Broderick, Sylvia Robinson, Richey Edwards, and Albert Heath. After her are John Sebastian, Digital Underground, Keith Levene, Mark King, Andy Fraser, and Ara Malikian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Mamie Smith ranks 270. Before her are Norman Taber, Erik Lindahl, Jetta Goudal, Charles Coughlin, Madge Kennedy, and Irving Pichel. After her are James Wilson, Irving Small, Willy Birgel, Miriam Cooper, Robert Sjursen, and Mina Wylie. Among people deceased in 1946, Mamie Smith ranks 216. Before her are Elvira Notari, Eduard Bass, Florence Fuller, Ivan Moskvin, Florence Turner, and George Cloutier. After her are Kate Bruce, James Cecil Parke, Harlan F. Stone, Jeanie MacPherson, Slim Summerville, and Charles Oman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mamie Smith ranks 10,775 out of 20,380. Before her are J. Alden Weir (1852), Albert Heath (1935), John McCloskey (1810), Melvin Frank (1913), Evelyn Brent (1895), and Jonathan Dayton (1760). After her are Annette Funicello (1942), Donald A. Wollheim (1914), Don Dokken (1953), John Logan (1961), Mickey Kantor (1939), and Joseph F. Smith (1838).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Mamie Smith ranks 799. Before her are Bret Michaels (1963), Bonnie "Prince" Billy (1970), Cherie Currie (1959), Chris Broderick (1970), Sylvia Robinson (1935), and Albert Heath (1935). After her are John Sebastian (1944), Richie Kotzen (1970), Kevin Moore (1967), Andy Timmons (1963), Wayne Static (1965), and Doc Watson (1923).

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