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5. Aug. 2019 · Through the rest of the 1920s, Bessie Smith became one of the earliest stars of recorded music and a leading figure of what came to be called classic blues (a genre dominated by African...
Bessie Smith (ca. 1895–1937) was a blues and jazz singer from the Harlem Renaissance who is remembered at as the Empress of the Blues. Elizabeth “Bessie” Smith was the youngest child of seven, born to Laura and William Smith in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Her father was a Baptist minister and day laborer and her mother a laundress.
5. Jan. 2018 · Forebears: Bessie Smith, The Empress Of The Blues. January 5, 20189:00 AM ET. By. Gwen Thompkins. Enlarge this image. In her music, Bessie Smith — known as the "Empress Of The Blues" —...
