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Ma Rainey

April 26, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Ma Rainey was born on April 26, 1886 (to December 22, 1939). She was one of the earliest American professional blues singers, and one of the first generation of singers to record. She was billed as “The Mother of the Blues.” Born Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia, she was the second of five children born to Thomas and Ella Pridgett, who were originally from Alabama. Both parents performed in minstrel shows, and are credited with inspiring Gertrude’s interest in the […]

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Andy Bey

October 28, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Andy Bey was born on October 28, 1939. He is an accomplished pianist and jazz singer who is celebrated for his four-octave baritone voice. Andrew W. Bey grew up in Newark, New Jersey with seven sisters, and later recorded with two of them. He was exposed to jazz as a child, and started singing in front of local audiences as early as eight. At some gigs, he was accompanied by tenor sax great Hank Mobley. Bey was 13 years old […]

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Chris Dickerson

August 25, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Chris Dickerson was born on August 25, 1939. He is a former professional bodybuilder, model, and opera singer. Dickerson was the first African American AAU Mr. America, the oldest and first Black and openly gay winner of the IFBB Mr. Olympia contest, and one of only two bodybuilders to win both the Mr. Olympia and Masters Olympia competitions. Henri Christophe Dickerson was born in Montgomery, Alabama, the youngest of triplets. His mother, Mahala Ashley Dickerson, was a lifelong friend of […]

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