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Creative Joy
Audio Engineers Restored Hidden Notes and Revealed Lost Instruments in This New Treasure Trove of Songs by the Pioneering 'Mother of the Blues'
The 118-track collection is the most complete set ever compiled of recordings by American blues icon Ma Rainey Audio engineers and music historians have restored and compiled the most complete selection to date of the music of Gertrude “Ma” Rainey.