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American Legends No. 14: Bessie Smith by Bessie Smith released in 1996. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an African-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 1930s.
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May 20, 2015 · With great writing and award-worthy performances at the direction of Black woman filmmaker, Dee Rees, Bessie celebrates the life of one of our greatest music legends with honesty and authenticity, increased the visibility of Bisexuals and Black queer folks, and gave us complex, multi-faceted portrayals of love, life, survival, and friendship of ...
LGBTQ+ Objects in the NMAAHC Collection. Bessie Smith (ca. 1895–1937) was a blues and jazz singer from the Harlem Renaissance who is remembered at as the Empress of the Blues. Elizabeth “Bessie” Smith was the youngest child of seven, born to Laura and William Smith in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Apr 15, 2024 · April 15, 2024. By. Richard Havers. Photo: Carl Van Vechten/Library of Congress. The legend of Bessie Smith, who was born on April 15, 1894, and died, aged just 43, on September 26, 1937, has...
Sep 23, 2021 · September 23, 2021. As biographer Jackie Kay notes, so many tall tales about Bessie Smith have sprung up over the decades that it's all but impossible to tell which of them are true. Did she physically batter a man she thought was stealing from her, only to later learn the culprit was her own no-good husband?
Aug 5, 2019 · By. Maureen Mahon. 8-Minute Listen. Enlarge this image. Bessie Smith poses for a portrait circa 1925. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Singer Bessie Smith's recording career lasted...
