Born into a family of minstrel troupers, she married William ‘Pa’ Rainey of Rabbit Foot Minstrels. They worked throughout the South. She brought the authentic black working-class southern sound to the blues when it was in danger of being urbanised. The classic voice of the blues.

18 tracks including:

• Black Cat Blues
• Black Eye Blues
• Blues, Oh Blues
• Broken Hearted Blues
• Chain Gang Blues
• Dead Drunk Blues
• Down In The Basement
• Hear Me Talking To You