They hear it come out, but they don't know how it got there. They don't understand that's life's way of talking. You don't sing to feel better. You sing cause that's a way of understanding life. — Ma Rainey Copy Share Image
My audience wants to see me beautifully gowned, and I have spared no expense or pains . . . For I feel that the… — Ma Rainey Copy Share Image
They hear it come out, but they don't know how it got there. They don't understand that's life's way of talking. You don't sing… — Ma Rainey Copy Share Image
If you don't like my ocean don't fish in my sea Stay out of my valley and let my mountain be. — Ma Rainey Copy Share Image
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