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Laura Mae Gross, 'Mama' Nurtured the Blues at Babe's and Ricky's Inn in L.A. Dies

October 6, 2009

In Laura Mae Gross' club, bluesman Ray Bailey said, “it didn't matter if you were a total amateur or a seasoned professional. Everybody gave you the same respect." Laura Mae Gross, a strong-willed Mississippi woman who came to the West Coast and founded a club that became a staple of Los Angeles' blues scene, died Saturday ...