Mama Yancey

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Born
1 January 1896
Born In
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, United States
Died
19 April 1986 (aged 90)
Estelle "Mama" Yancey (January 1, 1896 – April 19, 1986) was an American blues singer. Mama Yancey, born Estella Harris in Cairo, Illinois, grew up in Chicago, where she sang in church choirs and learned how to play the guitar. In 1917, when she was 21, she married Jimmy Yancey, who had traveled the U.S. and Europe as a vaudeville dancer. She often sang with him at informal get-togethers and house parties in the 1930s and 1940s and performed with him at Carnegie Hall, New York in 1948. Because Jimmy Yancey was a great boogie-woogie/blues piano player, Estelle recorded fre… read more
Estelle "Mama" Yancey (January 1, 1896 – April 19, 1986) was an American blues singer. Mama Yancey, born Estella Harris in Cairo, Illinois, grew up in Chicago, where she sang in church choirs and learned how to play the guitar. In 1917, when she was 21, she married Jimmy Yancey, wh… read more
Estelle "Mama" Yancey (January 1, 1896 – April 19, 1986) was an American blues singer. Mama Yancey, born Estella Harris in Cairo, Illinois, grew up in Chicago, where she sang in church choirs and learned how to play the guitar. In 1917, when she was 21, she married Jimmy Yancey, who had traveled the U.S. and Europe as a vaudeville dancer. She often san… read more

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1 South Side Blues How Long Blues
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2 Cow Cow Davenport Vol. 3 (1940s) Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
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3 South Side Blues Four O'clock Blues
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4 America, Vol. 5: Blues - Hell Blues on My Trail Santa Fe Blues
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5 South Side Blues Mama Yancey's Blues
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6 Cow Cow Davenport Vol. 3 (1940s) Hurry Sundown
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7 The Santa Fe Blues The Santa Fe Blues
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8 Weekly Blues Weekly Blues
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9 Monkey Woman Blues Monkey Woman Blues
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10 Make Me A Pallet On The Floor (1943) Make Me A Pallet On The Floor (1943)
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