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Ma Rainey Quotes

Ma Rainey quotes

American Musician April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939

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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
Ma Rainey quote: "White folks hear the blues come out, but they don't know how..."
White folks hear the blues come out, but they don't know how it got there. Ma Rainey

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