Top Bessie Smith Albums
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Jazz Collection: Bessie Smith
Jazz Collection: Bessie Smith
[2014]
The Bessie Smith Collection 1923-33
The Bessie Smith Collection 1923-33
[2014]
The Blues Effect - Bessie Smith
The Blues Effect - Bessie Smith
[2013]
Jazz Icons from the Golden Era - Bessie Smith (100 Essential Tracks)
Jazz Icons from the Golden Era - Bessie Smith (100 Essential Tracks)
[2013]
Down and Out Blues: The Bessie Smith Story
Down and Out Blues: The Bessie Smith Story
[2013]
Presenting… Bessie Smith
Presenting… Bessie Smith
[2012]
St. Louis Blues (Original Recordings, 1924 - 1925)
St. Louis Blues (Original Recordings, 1924 - 1925)
[2012]
I'm Wild About That Thing
I'm Wild About That Thing
[2012]
Blue Spirit Blues
Blue Spirit Blues
[2012]
Woman Blues
Woman Blues
[2011]
Blues Queen. The Definitive Collection
Blues Queen. The Definitive Collection
[2011]
Dynamic Blues - Bessie Smith : 50 Essential Tracks
Dynamic Blues - Bessie Smith : 50 Essential Tracks
[2011]
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Columbia Recordings, Vol. 9)
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Columbia Recordings, Vol. 9)
[2011]
The Classic Collection Vol 1
The Classic Collection Vol 1
[2011]
Vintage Vocal jazz / Swing No. 194 - EP: Gimme A Pigfoot
Vintage Vocal jazz / Swing No. 194 - EP: Gimme A Pigfoot
[2011]
Sings the Blues, Vol. 1
Sings the Blues, Vol. 1
[2010]
The Blues Biography
The Blues Biography
[2010]
Sweet Mistreater
Sweet Mistreater
[2010]
Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3
Empress of the Blues, Vol. 3
[2010]
Bessie's Best
Bessie's Best
[2009]
Nobody's Blues But Mine
Nobody's Blues But Mine
[2008]
Baby Won't You Please Come Home
Baby Won't You Please Come Home
[2008]
Bessie Smith 1923 to 1933
Bessie Smith 1923 to 1933
[2008]
The Essential Collection
The Essential Collection
[2007]
Blues Queen - The Definitive Collection
Blues Queen - The Definitive Collection
[2007]
Empty Bed Blues
Empty Bed Blues
[2006]
Queen of the Blues: Volume 1 C
Queen of the Blues: Volume 1 C
[2006]
Chicago Bound Blues
Chicago Bound Blues
[2005]
Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
[2005]
Empress of the Blues - Disc 1
Empress of the Blues - Disc 1
[2004]
The Complete Recordings of Bessie Smith, Vol. 8
The Complete Recordings of Bessie Smith, Vol. 8
[2004]
Blues Archive: Bessie Smith
Blues Archive: Bessie Smith
[2004]
The Complete Recordings of Bessie Smith, Vol. 6
The Complete Recordings of Bessie Smith, Vol. 6
[2003]
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Bessie Smith
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Bessie Smith
[2003]
The Complete Recordings of Bessie Smith, Vol. 4
The Complete Recordings of Bessie Smith, Vol. 4
[2002]
The Complete Recordings of Bessie Smith, Vol. 2
The Complete Recordings of Bessie Smith, Vol. 2
[2001]
The Essential Bessie Smith
The Essential Bessie Smith
[1997]
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 5: The Final Chapter
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 5: The Final Chapter
[1996]
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band
[1994]
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
[1993]
The Complete Recordings Vol. 4
The Complete Recordings Vol. 4
[1993]
Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3
Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3
[1992]
Empress of the Blues (Giants of Jazz)
Empress of the Blues (Giants of Jazz)
[1991]
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2
[1991]
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1
[1991]
The Collection
The Collection
[1989]
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'tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do A Good Man Is Hard To Find After You've Gone Aggravatin' Papa Alexander's Ragtime Band Any Woman's Blues At The Christmas Ball Baby Doll Baby Won't You Please Come Home Back Water Blues Beale Street Mama Black Mountain Blues Bleeding Hearted Blues Blue Blues Blue Spirit Blues Boweavil Blues Cake Walking Babies (from Home) Careless Love Blues (alternate Take) Cemetery Blues Chicago Bound Blues Devil's Gonna Get You Dirty No-gooder's Blues Dixie Flyer Blues Do Your Duty Don't Cry Baby Down Hearted Blues Down In The Dumps Dyin' By The Hour Easy Come Easy Go Blues Eavesdropper's Blues Empty Bed Blues Far Away Blues Follow The Deal On Down Foolish Man Blues Frosty Morning Blues Gimme A Pigfoot Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer Graveyard Dream Blues Gulf Coast Blues Hard Driving Papa (feat. Joe Smith & Fletcher Henderson) Hard Time Blues Haunted House Blues He's Got Me Going Honey Man Blues (feat. Fletcher Henderson) House Rent Blues I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle I Ain't Got Nobody I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama I Want Ev'ry Bit Of It (feat. Clarence Williams) I'm Down In The Dumps I'm Going Back To My Used To Be I'm Wild About That Thing I've Been Mistreated And I Don't Like It I've Got What It Takes (but It Breaks My Heart To Give It Away) I've Got What It Takes But It Breaks My If You Don't I Know Who Will In The House Blues It Makes My Love Come Down It Won't Be You Jailhouse Blues Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town Keep It To Yourself Keeps On A Rainin' Kitchen Man Lady Luck Blues Lock And Key Lonesome Desert Blues Looking For My Man Blues Lost Your Head Blues Lou'siana Low Down Blues Mama's Got The Blues Me And My Gin Mean Old Bedbug Blues Midnight Blues Mistreatin' Daddy Moan You Moaners Money Blues (feat. Joe Smith & Fletcher Henderson) Mountain Top Blues (feat. Don Redman & Fletcher Henderson) Muddy Water My Man Blues My Sweetie Went Away Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl New Orleans Hop Scop Blues Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out Nobody's Blues But Mine Oh Daddy Blues On Revival Day (a Rhythmic Spiritual) Outside Of That Pickpocket Blues Pinchbacks - Take 'em Away Please Help Me Get Him Off My Mind Poor Man's Blues Preachin' The Blues Put It Right Here (or Keep It Out There) Reckless Blues Rocking Chair Blues Safety Mama Sam Jones Blues See If I'll Care Send Me To The 'lectric Chair Shipwreck Blues Sing Sing Prison Blues (feat. Buster Bailey, Don Redman & Fred Longshaw) Slow And Easy Man Sorrowful Blues Squeeze Me St Louis Blues St. Louis Gal Standin' In The Rain Blues Take Me For A Buggy Ride The Gin House Blues There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight Thinking Blues Trombone Cholly Wasted Life Blues Weeping Willow Blues What's The Matter Now Whoa Tillie Take Your Time Worn Out Papa Blues Worried Life Blues Yellow Dog Blues Yes Indeed He Do Yes Indeed He Do ! Yodling Blues You've Been A Good Old Wagon You've Been A Good Ole Wagon You've Got To Give Me Some Young Woman's Blues
Related Information for Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer.Nicknamed The Empress of the Blues, Smith 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, along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on other jazz vocalists.The 1900 census indicates that Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in July 1892. However, the 1910 census recorded her birthday as April 15, 1894, a date that appears on all subsequent documents and was observed by the entire Smith family. Census data also contributes to controversy about the size of her family. The 1870 and 1880 censuses report three older half-siblings, while later interviews... read more
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