Mamie Smith

Mamie Smith
Background information
Born
Mamie Robinson

(1891-05-26)May 26, 1891
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 16, 1946(1946-08-16) (aged 55)
Staten Island, New York, U.S.
GenresBlues, vaudeville
OccupationSinger
Spouse(s)
William "Smitty" Smith (m. 1913)
Ocey "Ossey" Wilson (m. 1921)
Jack Goldberg (m. 1929)

Mamie Smith (née Robinson; May 26, 1891 – August or September 16, 1946) was an American singer. As a vaudeville singer, she performed in multiple styles, including jazz and blues. In 1920, she entered blues history as the first African-American artist to make vocal blues recordings. Willie "The Lion" Smith (no relation) described the background of these recordings in his autobiography Music on My Mind (1964).

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