Bessie Smith
"Empress of the Blues"
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Louis Armstrong, James P. Johnson, Joe Smith, Charlie Green, and Fletcher Henderson tags
blues, singer, 1930, jazz, ma rainey, delta, south, country into
women state of mind
reborn vices
I'll take all of 'em favorite artists
Ma Rainey, Louie Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson
All contemporary accounts indicate that Rainey did not teach Smith to sing, but she probably helped her develop a stage presence.[5] Smith began forming her own act around 1913, at Atlanta's "81" Theatre. By 1920 she had established a reputation in the South and along the Eastern Seaboard.
In 1920, sales... more »
I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried
blues
I wrote this back in 1926, one of my best. "I'm like a fox without a hole, a ship without a sail"....I got that right....
I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama
blues
Ain't it amazing what a bad man can do to a good woman? This is some of the best lyrics I ever wrote:
"you had your...
Pinpocket Blues
blues
I loved recording this one with Louie and Fletcher ~ check out the great call and response I have going with the horns! We could...
Thinking Blues
blues
Did you ever set thinkin' with a thousand things on your mind? Well I'd say just about everyday. I'm really proud of the vocal I...
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