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Esther Mae Scott
Esther Mae Scott (March 25, 1893 – October 16, 1979) was a Delta blues, Mississippi blues singer, also known as Mother Scott. After touring during the heyday of the blues, she stopped performing for about four decades before reviving her musical career in the Washington, D.C., area and releasing her only album, ''Mama Ain't Nobody's Fool'' (1971). *The photo above has her death on Oct. 8 that is incorrect. She died on Oct.16, 1979. Early life and career Esther Mae Prentiss Scott was born on March 25, 1893, on Polk Plantation in Bovina, Mississippi. She was the seventh of fourteen children of poor black Sharecropping, sharecroppers Henry S. Erves, her step father and Mary Eliza Prentiss Erves her mother. Their family worked on the plantation where their ancestors Monroe Prentiss and Agnes Jane Garrett Prentiss, Mary Eliza's parents, had been enslaved. Esther Mae's biological father was Sam Brown, from a prominent Jewish family in Vicksburg.[6] She began farm work at age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta Blues
Delta blues is one of the earliest-known styles of blues. It originated in the Mississippi Delta, and is regarded as a regional variant of country blues. Guitar and harmonica are its dominant instruments; slide guitar is a hallmark of the style. Vocal styles in Delta blues range from introspective and soulful to passionate and fiery. Origin Although Delta blues certainly existed in some form or another at the turn of the twentieth century, it was first recorded in the late 1920s, when record companies realized the potential African-American market for "race records". The major labels produced the earliest recordings, consisting mostly of one person singing and playing an instrument. Live performances, however, more commonly involved a group of musicians. Current belief is that Freddie Spruell is the first Delta blues artist to have been recorded; his "Milk Cow Blues" was recorded in Chicago in June 1926. Record company talent scouts made some of the early recordings on f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
