1883
Mamie Smith, American singer, actress, dancer, and pianist (died 1946)
Mamie Smith, American singer, actress, dancer, and pianist (died 1946)
Mamie Smith, American singer, actress, dancer, and pianist (died 1946)
Mamie Smith
American vaudeville singer (1891–1946)
- Born
- 1883
Mamie Smith 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 described the background of these recordings in his autobiography Music on My Mind (1964).