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Bessie Smith

Smith in 1936 Bessie Smith (April 15, 1892 – September 26, 1937) was an African-American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues" and formerly Queen 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 45. Provided by Wikipedia Read More
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    The complete recordings. Vol. 2

    The complete recordings. Vol. 2 by Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937

    Published 1991
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    Bessie Smith, the complete recordings. Vol. 3

    Bessie Smith, the complete recordings. Vol. 3 by Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937

    Published 1992
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    The complete recordings. Vol. 4

    The complete recordings. Vol. 4 by Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937

    Published 1993
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    Bessie Smith

    Bessie Smith by Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937

    Published 2003
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    Bessie Smith the collection

    Bessie Smith the collection

    Published 1989
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    Swing era Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, Ida Cox, Ethel Waters.

    Swing era Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, Ida Cox, Ethel Waters. by International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Idem Home Video, Music Video Distributors, Inc

    Published 2004
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    The complete recordings

    The complete recordings by Down Home Trio (Musical group)

    Published 1991
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    At the jazz band ball early hot jazz, song and dance 1925-1933

    At the jazz band ball early hot jazz, song and dance 1925-1933 by Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, Boswell Sisters, Yazoo Video

    Published 2000
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    The Best of jazz & blues

    The Best of jazz & blues by Kino International Corporation, Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927)

    Published 2001
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    Blues masters the essential history of the blues

    Blues masters the essential history of the blues by City Island Entertainment (Firm), Rhino Home Video (Firm)

    Published 2002
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    Legends of the blues. Volume 1

    Legends of the blues. Volume 1

    Published 1990
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    American popular music from minstrelsy to MP3

    American popular music from minstrelsy to MP3 by Starr, Larry, Waterman, Christopher Alan, 1954-

    Published 2010
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    Ultimate blues showstoppers : [piano, vocal, chords].

    Ultimate blues showstoppers : [piano, vocal, chords]. by Jelly Roll Morton Orchestra

    Published 2002
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    Classic blues women

    Classic blues women by Collins, Lee, 1901-1960

    Published 1993
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    The Smithsonian collection of classic jazz. I

    The Smithsonian collection of classic jazz. I by Louis Armstrong Orchestra, Frankie Trumbauer's Orchestra, Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra, Hot Seven, Red Onion Jazz Babies, Sidney Bechet and his Blue Note Jazz Men, Hot Five, Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers, King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band

    Published 1987
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    The jazz singers [a Smithsonian collection of jazz vocals from 1919-1994].

    The jazz singers [a Smithsonian collection of jazz vocals from 1919-1994]. by Mills Brothers, Pleasure Kings (Musical group), Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra, Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers, Dixie Hummingbirds, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross (Musical group)

    Published 1998
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    The prewar gospel story

    The prewar gospel story by Jubalaires, Kings of Harmony Quartette, Heavenly Gospel Singers, Southern Sons, Dixie Hummingbirds, Sanctified Singers, His Sanctified Congregation, Mitchell's Christian Singers, Golden Eagle Gospel Singers, Sam Price Trio, Selah Jubilee Singers, Decca Mixed Chorus, Golden Gate Quartet, Norfolk Jubilee Quartet, Bessemer Singers, Birmingham Jubilee Singers, Dinwiddie Colored Quartet

    Published 1995
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    Jazz the Smithsonian anthology.

    Jazz the Smithsonian anthology. by Bunk's Brass Band, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra, Red Hot Peppers (Musical group), Frankie Trumbauer's Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Paul Whiteman Orchestra, Hot Five, Eddie's Hot Shots (Musical group), Boswell Sisters, Rhythm (Musical group : Fats Waller), Louis Armstrong Orchestra, Teddy Wilson Orchestra, Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra, Count Basie Orchestra, Chick Webb Orchestra, Hot Club de France. Quintette, Twelve Clouds of Joy (Musical group), Coleman Hawkins Orchestra, Benny Goodman Orchestra, Cab Calloway Orchestra, Chocolate Dandies (Benny Carter), Artie Shaw Orchestra, Gene Krupa Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie All Star Quintet, Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra, Lester Young-Buddy Rich Trio, Charlie Parker Quintet, Woody Herman Orchestra, Thelonius Monk Quartet, Tadd Dameron Sextet, Machito Afro-Cuban Orchestra, George Shearing Quintet, Lennie Tristano-Lee Konitz Sextet, Miles Davis Nonet, Count Basie Octet, Giants (Musical group), Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet, Modern Jazz Quartet, Jazz Messengers, Erroll Garner Trio, Chico Hamilton Quintet, Lucky Thompson Trio, Sun Ra Arkestra, King Cole Trio, Oscar Peterson Trio, Miles Davis Sextet, John Coltrane Quartet, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Ornette Coleman Quartet, George Russell Sextet, Miles Davis Quintet, Clark Terry & Bob Brookmeyer Quintet, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band, Weather Report (Musical group), Grupo Irakere, Art Ensemble of Chicago, World Saxophone Quartet, Steve Coleman Group, Wynton Marsalis Septet, Masada (Musical group), Medeski, Martin & Wood

    Published 2010
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    A history of music in western culture. Volume two the Classical Era through the present

    A history of music in western culture. Volume two the Classical Era through the present

    Published 2010
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    Martin Scorsese presents The blues a musical journey.

    Martin Scorsese presents The blues a musical journey. by Wilkes, Willie

    Published 2003
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