While many Americans set aside the blues with the birth of the Motown sound and The Sound of Philadelphia, the popularity of the recent Netflix film “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and HBO’s “Bessie” have reignited a love of blues shouting women.

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While many Americans set aside the blues with the birth of the Motown sound and The Sound of Philadelphia, the popularity of the recent Netflix film “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and HBO’s “Bessie” have reignited a love of blues shouting women.
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