Artist
Bessie Smith
Tennessee blues singer
Chattanooga, United States · 1894 – 1937
Bessie Smith is a musician from Chattanooga, United States, active 1894–1937. Their discography on Gatefold includes 10 records.
10
Albums tracked
20
In collections
1894
Since
Biography
Bessie Smith (born April 14, 1894, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA – died September 26, 1937, in a car accident near Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA) was an American blues singer.
Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she was considered by many to be the greatest blues singer of all time. She was also a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African-American performer of the roaring twenties. Bessie died from injuries sustained in a car crash. Her arm which was probably hanging out the car window was almost severed at the elbow. Her grave was unmarked for 33 years until Janis Joplin paid for her headstone in 1970. Half-sister.
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 (Early Influence).
On June 7, 1923, she married Jack Gee thus becoming aunt-in-law of Ruby Smith (Jack's niece).
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Discography
Their records — most-collected first.
Empty Bed Blues
1971
The Bessie Smith Story - Volume 1
1951
The Bessie Smith Story - Volume 2
1951
The Essential Bessie Smith
1997
The Bessie Smith Collection - 20 Golden Greats
1984
The Empress
1971
The World's Greatest Blues Singer
1970
Any Woman's Blues
1970
The Bessie Smith Story - Volume 3
1951
Mother Of The Blues
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