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I am tired, Beloved, of chafing my heart against the want of you; of squeezing it into little inkdrops, And posting it.
Ma Rainey
Born: April 26, 1886
Died: December 22, 1939 (aged 53)
Bio: "Ma" Rainey was one of the earliest African American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of blues singers to record. She was billed as the "Mother of the Blues".
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