Bessie Smith - Wikipedia
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.
Bessie Smith - Songs, Death & Facts - Biography
2014年4月2日 · Jazz and blues vocalist Bessie Smith's powerful, soulful voice won her countless fans and earned her the title "Empress of the Blues."
Bessie Smith | Biography, Songs, Music, Death, & Facts - Britannica
2024年11月19日 · Bessie Smith, American singer, one of the greatest blues vocalists. Known as the ‘Empress of the Blues,’ she was a bold, supremely confident artist who sang with breathtaking emotional intensity on such songs as ‘Down Hearted Blues,’ ‘Empty Bed Blues,’ and ‘Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out.’
Bessie Smith - National Museum of African American History and …
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.
Life Story: Bessie Smith (1894 or 1895–1937)
Bessie Smith was a blues singer who was born into poverty and became one of the highest paid Black performers in America.
Bessie Smith Biography - life, children, death, mother, …
The African American singer Bessie Smith was called "The Empress of the Blues." Her magnificent voice, sense of the dramatic, clarity of diction (one never missed a word of what she sang), and incomparable time and phrasing set her apart from the competition and made her appeal as much to jazz lovers as to blues lovers.
Bessie Smith - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bessie Smith (July 9, 1892 or April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer. She was sometimes called "The Empress of the Blues" and was very popular in the 1920s and 1930s. [1]
BESSIE SMITH - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Bessie Smith was rare for many reasons—her musical apprenticeship under Ma Rainey, her songs about liberated women, her plainspoken style that foreshadowed rap—but nothing distinguished her more than her voice.
Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith? - TheCollector
2024年6月15日 · Bessie Smith was the first major blues and jazz singer. Her bellowing contralto voice, huge popularity, and larger than life personality earned her the sobriquet “Empress of the Blues.” Bessie Smith’s songs about liberated women, poverty, racism, and everyday struggles won her a legion of fans.
Bessie Smith - The Kennedy Center
Bessie Smith was known as the "Empress of the Blues" for the majesty and power with which she belted out tunes. Her unforgettably amazing voice established her as the classical blues singer.