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Oct 10, 2019 · I just picked up some music by Bessie Smith (1894-1937), and I figured I would share it. This was recorded on March 2, 1927.
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Bessie Smith and Her Blue Boys recorded Alexander's Ragtime Band on Columbia Records in 1927.
Alexander's Ragtime Band Lyrics: Oh my honey / Oh my honey / You better hurry and let's go down there / Ain't you goin'? / Ain't you goin'? / To that leaderman, ragged meter man / Oh honey...
Feb 11, 2020 · Alexander's Ragtime Band by Bessie Smith (Empress of the Blues) with lyrics. Nicknamed the Empress of the Blues, Bessie Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and...
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Aug 11, 2015 · Provided to YouTube by Legacy/ColumbiaAlexander's Ragtime Band · Bessie SmithThe Complete Recordings, Vol. 3℗ Originally released 1927.
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George Gershwin biographer Howard Pollack sees Alexander's Ragtime Band, despite its title, being more of a jazz song than an example of ragtime. He uses this distinction to more or less dismiss those commentators who claim the song exploits the popularity of ragtime while not being a rag.
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Mar 20, 2000 · Bessie Smith, the great blues singer, recorded "Alexander's Ragtime Band" in 1927. Her interpretation is earnest and sincere, a Smithsonian liner note says, as if there actually were an...