Bessie Smith
About Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith (born April 14, 1894, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA – died September 26, 1937, in a car accident near Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA) was an American blues singer. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she was considered by many to be the greatest blues singer of all time. She was also a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African-American performer of the roaring twenties. Bessie died from injuries sustained in a car crash. Her arm which was probably hanging out the car window was almost severed at the elbow. Her grave was unmarked for 33 years until [a120232] paid for her headstone in 1970. Half-sister of [a4940962]. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 (Early Influence). On June 7, 1923, she married Jack Gee thus becoming aunt-in-law of Ruby Smith (Jack's niece).
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Discography
Empress Of The Blues (1940)
The Bessie Smith Story, Volume 1 (1951)
The World's Greatest Blues Singer (1970)
Empty Bed Blues (1971)
Nobody's Blues But Mine (1972)
Great Original Performances: 1925-1933 (1986)
Original Jazz Recordings 1925-1933 (1987)
Mother of the Blues (1989)
Blue Spirit Blues (1989)
The Collection (1989)
St Louis Blues (1990)
I'm Wild About That Thing (1990)
Bessie Smith: The Greatest Blues Singer in the World (1990)
1923-1933 Empress of the Blues (1991)
The Legendary King Oliver, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong (1991)
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