Posted January 22, 2001 by Public Domain 4U
Slave To The Blues
by Ma Rainey


Public Domain 4U says: When you read the words "slave to the blues," it doesn't compare to how it sounds and feels when Ma Rainey sings this song. You can imagine her holding her heart in chains during this dreary memory. It's another way to say endless heart ache...
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