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Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith has been played on NTS over 20 times, featured on 19 episodes and was first played on 16 June 2015.

Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer. Nicknamed The Empress of the Blues, Smith 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, along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on other jazz vocalists.

The 1900 census indicates that Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in July 1892. However, the 1910 census recorded her birthday as April 15, 1894, a…

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At The Christmas Ball
Bessie Smith, Joe Smith, Fletcher Henderson's Hot Six
Columbia1956
At The Christmas Ball
Bessie Smith, Joe Smith, Fletcher Henderson's Hot SixColumbia1956
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Back-Water Blues
Bessie Smith
Columbia1927
Back-Water Blues
Bessie SmithColumbia1927
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Empty Bed Blues
Bessie Smith
Altaya, Charly R&B1998
Empty Bed Blues
Bessie SmithAltaya, Charly R&B1998
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Baby Won't You Please Come Home
Bessie Smith
Columbia1970
Baby Won't You Please Come Home
Bessie SmithColumbia1970
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Yodling Blues
Bessie Smith
Documents2010
Yodling Blues
Bessie SmithDocuments2010
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Sinful Blues
Bessie Smith
Blues Encore1990
Sinful Blues
Bessie SmithBlues Encore1990
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Dirty No Gooder Blues
Bessie Smith
JSP Records2008
Dirty No Gooder Blues
Bessie SmithJSP Records2008
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I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
Bessie Smith
World Music Network, Music Rough Guides2011
I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
Bessie SmithWorld Music Network, Music Rough Guides2011
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Gulf Coast Blues
Bessie Smith
Columbia1923
Gulf Coast Blues
Bessie SmithColumbia1923
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Blue Spirit Blues
Bessie Smith, James P. Johnson, Charlie Green
Philips0
Blue Spirit Blues
Bessie Smith, James P. Johnson, Charlie GreenPhilips0
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