Bessie Smith
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.
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That Thing Called Love - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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You Can't Keep a Good Man Down - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Crazy Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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It's Right Here for You (If You Don't Get It - 'Taint No Fault O' Mine) - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Fare Thee Honey Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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The Road Is Rocky (but I Am Gonna Find My Way) - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Mem'ries of You Mammy - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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If You Don't Want Me Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Don't Care Blue - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Frankie Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Downhearted Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Graveyard Dream Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Faraway Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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I'm Going Back to My Used to Be - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Any Woman's Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Chicago Bound Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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St. Louis Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Reckless Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Sobbin' Hearted Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Cold in Hand Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Cake Walkin' Babies from Home - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Dixie Flying Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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That Thing Called Love - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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You Can't Keep a Good Man Down - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Crazy Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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It's Right Here for You (If You Don't Get It - 'Taint No Fault O' Mine) - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Fare Thee Honey Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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The Road Is Rocky (But I Am Gonna Find My Way) - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Mem'ries of You Mammy - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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If You Don't Want Me Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Don't Care Blue - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Frankie Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Downhearted Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Graveyard Dream Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Faraway Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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I'm Going Back to My Used to Be - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Any Woman's Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Chicago Bound Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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St. Louis Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Reckless Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Sobbin' Hearted Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Cold in Hand Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Cake Walkin' Babies from Home - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Dixie Flying Blues - Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 1 -
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Me and My Gin
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Downhearted Blues - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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See If I'll Care - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Gulf Coast Blues - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Baby Have Pity on Me - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Aggravatin' Papa - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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On Revival Day (a Rhythmic Spiritual) - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Beale Street Mama - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Moan, You Moaners - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Hustlin' Dan - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Oh, Daddy - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Black Mountain Blues - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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In the House Blues - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Keeps On a-Rainin' - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Long old road - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Mama's Got the Blues - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Blue Blues - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Outside of That - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Shipwreck Blues - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Bleeding Hearted Blues - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Need a Little Sugar in my Bowl - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Lady Luck Blues - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Safety Mama - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Yodling Blues - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Do Your Duty - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Midnight Blues - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Gimme a Pigfoot - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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If You Don't I Know Who Will - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Take Me for a Buggy Ride - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Nobody In Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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I'm Down in the Dumps - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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Reckless Blues - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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St. Louis Blues: St Louis Blues - All That Jazz, Vol. 57: Bessie Smith - A Decade of the Blues (24 Bit HD Remastering 2016) -
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