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Mary Stafford

Mary Stafford became the initial black girl to record for Columbia Information, releasing records beneath the name Mary Stafford & Her Jazz Music group. After shifting east from Missouri in the middle-’10s, Stafford caused Eubie Banking institutions, Bessie Smith, and Madison Reed in Atlantic Town and Baltimore. She was supported …

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