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Hearing the Americas
Newspaper advertisement for Paramount Records featuring Ma Rainey, listing "Memphis Bound Blues" and "Rough and Tumble Blues," priced at 75 cents postpaid, surrounded by unrelated ads for yarn, bakery, and a business college.

Advertisement for Ma Rainey

Newspaper advertisement

Title

Advertisement for Ma Rainey

Description

An advertisement for Ma Rainey's records "Memphis Bound Blues" and "Rough and Tumble Blues." Interestingly, the Tomahawk newspaper was the official paper for the Ojibwe tribe in Minnesota, demonstrating indigenous consumption of Rainey's records.

Date

December 24, 1925

Source

Library of Congress Chronicling America

Type

Newspaper advertisement

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Ma Rainey
An advertisement for Ma Rainey's records "Memphis Bound Blues" and "Rough and Tumble Blues." Interestingly, the Tomahawk newspaper was the official paper for the Ojibwe tribe in Minnesota, demonstrating indigenous consumption of Rainey's records.