death_date years_active alias label background birth_date instrument genre article_title name occupation
unknown 1923 -- 1928 everybody 's mammy columbia , okeh , victor solo_singer unknown vocals classic female blues , gospel martha copeland
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martha copeland

martha copeland was an american classic female blues singer , who recorded 34 songs between 1923 and 1928 .
her best known offerings are `` everybody does it now , '' `` good time mama blues '' and `` sorrow valley blues . ''
promoted by columbia records as ` everybody 's mammy ' , her recordings did not sell in the quantities enjoyed by her label mates bessie and clara smith .
outside of her recording career , little is known of her life .
