STEVE BLINCOE ~ 'Crazy Blues' ~ LIVE

Local Bournemouth based performer STEVE BLINCOE performing 'Crazy Blues' at Bournemouth Folk Club, Centre Stage, on 9th November 2008.

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ABOUT CRAZY BLUES (circa 1919)...
Mamie Smith was the first to record blues songs in 1920 with her versions of Perry Bradford's "Crazy Blues", and "It' s Right Here for You" on Okeh Records. The record was a wild success, selling over a million copies in less than a year, and finally ending up selling over two million copies. After this it dawned on record companies that there was a lot of money to be made selling what was then called "race records" to various minority groups in big cities. The success of "Crazy Blues" prompted other record companies to also try to find other female blues singers that could match the sales of "Crazy Blues". It was a very important record, because it opened the doors of the recording industry to African-Americans, whether they were Blues, Jazz or popular singers or musicians.
http://www.redhotjazz.com/Mamie.html

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