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Bessie Smith
Blues, Musical Artist
1894 – 1937
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Who was Bessie Smith?
Bessie Smith was an American blues singer.
Nicknamed The Empress of the Blues, Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and, along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on other jazz vocalists.
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- Born
- Apr 15, 1894
Chattanooga - Also known as
- Smith, Bessie
- bessie_smith
- Elizabeth Smith
- Empress of the Blues
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Jack Gee
(1923/06/07 - )
- Jack Gee
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Chattanooga
- New Jersey
- Died
- Sep 26, 1937
Clarksdale
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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