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Bessie Smith
Born 1894-04-15Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Story Of The BluesSelf (archive footage)It's Black EntertainmentSelf (archive footage)A Huey P. Newton StorySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Blues MastersSelf (archive footage)Bluesland: A Portrait in American MusicSelf (archive footage)Blues Masters - The Essential History of the BluesSelf (archive footage)St. Louis BluesBessie - Battered Wife