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Bessie Smith

Smith in 1936 Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an African-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 1930s. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, 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.

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Smith was young when her parents died, and she and her six siblings survived by performing on street corners. She began touring and performed in a group that included Ma Rainey, and then went out on her own. Her successful recording career with Columbia Records began in 1923, but her performing career was cut short by a car crash that killed her at the age of 43. Provided by Wikipedia
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  1. by Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937
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  3. Bessie
    music from the HBO film
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    by Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937
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  4. The rough guide to blues divas
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  5. The panic is on
    the great American Depression as seen by the common man
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    Published 2009
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  6. The rough guide to hokum blues
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    Published 2018
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