Bessie Smith

Acting

Born 1894-04-15 · died 1937-09-26 · Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

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Bessie Smith was an American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists.

Known for

It's Black EntertainmentBluesland: A Portrait in American MusicBlues MastersSt. Louis BluesA Huey P. Newton StoryThe Story Of The BluesBlues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues