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Growling vocals reign in this soundtrack album from the Netflix film about the legendary blues singer
The Oscar-winning actress on playing blues singer Ma Rainey, battling Hollywood prejudice and what keeps her motivated
August Wilson’s play about the great blues singer is adapted in a film also featuring Chadwick Boseman’s last performance
The folk song has been covered by everyone from Ma Rainey to Nick Cave — and it inspired a blistering poem by James Baldwin
A new compilation gives some of the form’s lesser-known exponents their due
August Wilson’s play about the blues, music and race is superbly acted
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