W.C. Handy
Mamie Smith, "Crazy Blues", 1920
Prohibition
Bessie Smith, "Summertime" 1926
Bessie Smith, "Down Hearted Blues", 1923
Ma Rainey
Elizabeth Johnson, "Empty Bed Blues", 1927
Alberta Hunter, "Beale Street Blues", 1927
Theater Owners Booking Association (TOBA)
Ma Rainey, "Farewell Daddy Blues, " 1924
Bessie Smith, "Any Woman Blues", 1923
Bessie Smith, "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out", 1929
Billie Holiday, "Summertime", 1936
Billie Holiday, "Strange Fruit", 1939
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