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Bessie Smith 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.
Top Tracks
- 1
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (78rpm Version)
The Essential Bessie Smith
- 2
Haunted House Blues
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1
- 3
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
The Best of Bessie Smith
- 4
Black Mountain Blues
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 4
- 5
Careless Love
The Best of Bessie Smith
- 6
Puttin' On The Ritz
Irving Berlin: A Tribute to His Music (Original Recordings 1921-1931)
- 7
Lost Your Head Blues
Lost Your Head Blues
- 8
Backwater Blues
The Best of Bessie Smith
- 9
I'm Wild About That Thing
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Columbia Recordings Vol. 9)
- 10
There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
The Best of Bessie Smith
