Bessie Smith says:New Orleans lives! Listen to our fabulous version of Irving Berlin's huge hit from 1911. All the horns are singing in this one! This tune was played on the decks of the Titanic by the ship's band, as the ship sank on April 15, 1912.
The song has been recorded by many artists, including Al Jolson, Billy Murray, Louis Armstrong, George Formby, Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters, Bessie Smith (me), Ella Fitzgerald, and Ray Charles.
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...