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9. Feb. 2015 · The first claim alleged that the very recording contracts and copyright agreements between Bessie Smith and Columbia Records should be deemed invalid on the basis that they were unconscionable, stating that Columbia Records took advantage of Smith’s illiteracy and lack of business savvy, noting that Columbia Records paid Smith an average of $200 per recording with no royalties. Bessie Smith ...
8. Aug. 2019 · What used to be the G.T. Thomas Afro-American Hospital, where Bessie Smith died after a car crash on just north of Clarksdale in 1937, is today a no-frills hotel called the Riverside.
A beautiful genre-bending tribute to the larger-than-life blues singer Bessie Smith. Scotland’s National Poet blends poetry, prose, fiction, and nonfiction to create an entirely unique biography of the Empress of the Blues. There has never been anyone else like Bessie Smith. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1894 and orphaned by the age of ...
Bessie Smith, Fotografie von Carl Van Vechten, 1936. Bessie Smith [ˈbɛsɪ ˈsmɪθ] (* 15. April 1894 Anm.1 in Chattanooga, Tennessee; † 26. September 1937 in Clarksdale, Mississippi) war eine US-amerikanische Bluessängerin, vorwiegend in den 1920er Jahren aktiv, die mehr als 150 Schallplatten einspielte und als „Kaiserin des Blues“ galt.
American blues singer. The first Queen of the Blues, a tremendously powerful vocalist who was the genre's first recording star. Born. April 15, 1894. Hometown. Chattanooga, Tennessee, United ...
American Legends - Bessie Smith ~ Release by Bessie Smith (see all versions of this release, 1 available) Overview; Disc IDs (1) Cover art (3) Aliases; Tags; Details; Edit; Edit relationships; Tracklist Display credits at bottom CD 1 # Title Rating L ...
Bessie Smith. Profile: 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 ...
