Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith Bessie Smith American blues singer (1892–1937) For the blues singer from St. Louis, see Bessie Mae Smith. Bessie Smith (April 15, 1892 – September 26, 1937) 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.[1] Quick facts Background information, Also known as ... Bessie Smith Smith in 1936 Background information Also known as Empress of…

GENRES: Blues, Female Vocalist

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