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Ma Rainey

Ma Rainey is a person from the US, active from 1886.

Person US 1886–1939 vaudeville blues blues american
TOTAL PLAYS
27
SONGS PLAYED
8
STATIONS
2
FIRST PLAYED
2015-04-26 16:10 · 6 Music — "Bo-Weavil Blues"
LAST PLAYED
2 months ago · Radio 2 — "Oh Papa Blues"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2015 — 2026
5 4 3 1 0
'15 '17 '19 '21 '23 '25
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 23 85%
Radio 2 4 15%
Radio 1 0 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 20:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Prove It on Me Blues 19 2024-06-03
2 Runaway Blues 2 2025-02-17
3 Oh Papa Blues 1 2026-07-20
4 Call Me Anything, But Call Me 1 2024-08-04
5 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 1 2022-03-24
6 Prove It On Me 1 2022-02-22
7 Misery Blues 1 2018-03-18
8 Bo-Weavil Blues 1 2015-04-26
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-07-20 20:31 Oh Papa Blues Radio 2
2025-02-17 15:14 Runaway Blues 6 Music
2024-08-05 20:47 Runaway Blues Radio 2
2024-08-04 10:33 Call Me Anything, But Call Me 6 Music
2024-06-03 11:28 Prove It on Me Blues 6 Music
2024-02-20 11:54 Prove It on Me Blues 6 Music
2023-11-27 21:17 Prove It on Me Blues Radio 2
2023-05-29 20:05 Prove It on Me Blues 6 Music
2022-05-19 10:49 Prove It on Me Blues 6 Music
2022-03-24 22:38 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 6 Music
2022-02-22 21:19 Prove It On Me 6 Music
2021-06-20 17:05 Prove It on Me Blues 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

8 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
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Bo-Weavil Blues — 1 ▶
Call Me Anything, But Call Me — 1 ▶
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom — 1 ▶
Misery Blues — 1 ▶
Oh Papa Blues — 1 ▶
Prove It On Me — 1 ▶
Prove It on Me Blues — 19 ▶
Runaway Blues — 2 ▶