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About
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
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Columbia Recordings Vol. 9)
- 2
Black Mountain Blues
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 4
- 3
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
The Best of Bessie Smith
- 4
Down in the Dumps
The Essential Bessie Smith
- 5
Alexander's Ragtime Band
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3
- 6
Florida Bound Blues
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2
- 7
Red Mountain Blues
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3
- 8
Hard Time Blues
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3
- 9
Backwater Blues
The Essential Bessie Smith
- 10
Follow the Deal on Down
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2
