Diamond Teeth Mary - Wikipedia
"Diamond Teeth" Mary McClain (born Mary Smith, August 27, 1902 – April 4, 2000) was an American blues and gospel singer and vaudeville entertainer, whose career as a performer extended from the 1910s to the 1990s.
Diamond Teeth Mary: West Virginia’s Queen of the Blues
West Virginia-native “Diamond Teeth” Mary Smith McClain was a blues and gospel singer as well as a vaudeville entertainer. Her career spanned 85 years, from 1915-2000. Born Mary Smith in Huntington, WV in 1902, Mary was the half-sister of famed blues singer Bessie Smith.
McClain, Mary - Huntington Black History
Mary Smith McClain (August 27, 1902 – April 4, 2000) was one of West Virginia’s few blues legends. Her career was long, but it wasn’t until she was in her 80s and 90s that she received the recognition she deserved.
August 27, 1902: Blues Legend 'Diamond Teeth Mary' Born in …
Aug 27, 2018 · Singer Mary Smith McClain was born in Huntington on August 27, 1902. She would become a blues legend. At age 13, she was desperate to escape beatings from her stepmother. So, she disguised herself as a boy, hopped a train, …
e-WV | Mary McClain - wvencyclopedia.org
Dec 14, 2017 · Singer Mary Smith McClain (August 27, 1902-April 4, 2000) was one of West Virginia’s few blues legends. Her career was long, but it wasn’t until she was in her 80s and 90s that she received the recognition she deserved.
"Diamond Teeth" Mary McClain - YouTube
An overview of the career of blues singer "Diamond Teeth" Mary McClain, a 2011 inductee into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.
Diamond Teeth Mary McClain - wvmusichalloffame.com
Mary Smith McClain, known through her career as “Walking Mary” and later “Diamond Teeth Mary,” was a blues singer and entertainer. The sister of legendary singer Bessie Smith, she spent the 1920s and 1930s performing in a variety of medicine and minstrel shows.
DIAMONDTEETH-MARYMcCLAIN - Original Noise
Mar 15, 2021 · Maybe that wasn’t really 84-year-old Diamond Teeth Mary Daniel Smith McClain, last of the great blues shouters, wrapped in fur though it was 80 degrees, silent in an air full of profanities, absolutely unmoving though the vicious wind of Miami traffic had dust-covered her ancient black high heels.
Womens History Month: (WV) Diamond Teeth Mary McClain
Mar 18, 2020 · “Diamond Teeth” Mary McClain (born Mary Smith, August 27, 1902 – April 4, 2000) was an American blues and gospel singer and vaudeville entertainer, whose career as a performer extended from the 1910s to the 1990s.
Mary Smith McClain (1902-2000) - Find a Grave Memorial
Apr 4, 2000 · Blues Singer. At the age of thirteen years she left her hometown of Huntingdon, West Virginia and disguised as a boy, joined the circus as an acrobat and singer. The half sister of blues star Bessie Smith, the young runaway used her singing talent to eventually gain appearances in the medicine and minstrel shows that...