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Mamie Smith

Mamie Smith, American singer, actress, dancer, and pianist (died 1946)

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Born
May 26, 1883
Age in 2026
143
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1883

About Mamie Smith

Mamie Smith 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 described the background of these recordings in his autobiography Music on My Mind (1964). Willie "The Lion" Smith (no relation) described the background of these recordings in his autobiography Music on My Mind (1964).

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Mamie Smith timeline

  1. Willie "The Lion" Smith (no relation) described the background of these recordings in his autobiography Music on My Mind (1964).
  2. Willie "The Lion" Smith described the background of these recordings in his autobiography Music on My Mind (1964).

The world when Mamie Smith was born

Mamie Smith was born in 1883. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBrooklyn Bridge opens after 14 years of construction
  • Technology milestoneFirst standardized time zones adopted
  • World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population52.8M

1883 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mamie Smith's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18832026
Population52.8M341 million

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