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It was the first recording of vocal blues by an African American artist and the record became a best seller, selling a million copies in less than a year.
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In 1913, she left the Tutt Brothers to sing in clubs in Harlem and married a waiter named William "Smitty" Smith.On August 10, 1920, in New York City, Smith recorded a set of songs all written by the African American songwriter, Perry Bradford, including "Crazy Blues" and "It's Right Here For You (If You Don't Get It, 'Tain't No Fault of Mine)", on Okeh Records.
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The couple – a blues journalist and editor, respectively – developed a months-long crowdfunding campaign on the Indiegogo Web site to purchase a headstone for Smith.
When she was ten years old, she found work touring with a white act called the Four Dancing Mitchells. Funeral Home Services for Mamie are being provided by Henry L. Fuqua Funeral Service - Bloomfield. It also opened up the music industry to recordings by, and for, African Americans in other genres.Mamie Smith appeared in an early sound film, Jail House Blues, in 1929. Mamie Smith appeared in an early sound film, Jail House Blues, in 1929.
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As a teenager, she danced in Salem Tutt Whitney's Smart Set.