Singer dubbed the "Matriarch of the Blues" Crossword Clue

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MATRIARCH (noun)
1. a female head of a family or tribe
2. a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)
SINGER (noun)
1. United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)
2. United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories and novels (1904-1991)

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