Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
by:
Frank Rich (author)
August Wilson (author)
The time is 1927. The place is a rundown recording studio in jazz-era Chicago. Ma Rainey, the legendary blues singer, is due to arrive with her entourage to cut new sides of old favorites. Waiting for her are her black musician sidemen, the white owner of the record company, and her white...
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The time is 1927. The place is a rundown recording studio in jazz-era Chicago. Ma Rainey, the legendary blues singer, is due to arrive with her entourage to cut new sides of old favorites. Waiting for her are her black musician sidemen, the white owner of the record company, and her white manager. What goes down in the session to come is more than music. It is a riveting p
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781559362993 (1559362995)
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Pages no: 120
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
African American,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
College,
Music,
Fiction
Series: The Century Cycle (#3)
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