Bessie Smith was an American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she 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 was a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists.
Bessie Smith was an American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she 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 was a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93349
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Filmography (Movies)
The Story Of The Blues
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/06/2004
It's Black Entertainment
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/02/2002
A Huey P. Newton Story
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:18/06/2001
Blues Masters
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1999
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/11/1993
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1993
St. Louis Blues
Character:Bessie - Battered Wife
Release Date:08/09/1929
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