Portrait of Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith

Bio: 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
Born: Sun, Apr 15 1894
Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Death: Sun, Sep 26 1937
Bessie Smith is 43 years old
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Poster of The Story Of The Blues
The Story Of The Blues
Bessie Smith would have been no older than
43 in The Story Of The Blues
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Wed, Jun 30 2004
Poster of It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment
Bessie Smith would have been no older than
43 in It's Black Entertainment
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Fri, Feb 08 2002
Poster of A Huey P. Newton Story
A Huey P. Newton Story
Bessie Smith would have been no older than
43 in A Huey P. Newton Story
as 'Self (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Mon, Jun 18 2001
Poster of Blues Masters
Blues Masters
Bessie Smith would have been no older than
43 in Blues Masters
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Fri, Jan 01 1999
Poster of Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Bessie Smith would have been no older than
43 in Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Tue, Nov 02 1993
Poster of Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
Bessie Smith would have been no older than
43 in Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Fri, Jan 01 1993
Poster of Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
Bessie Smith would have been no older than
43 in Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Sun, Jan 01 1989
Poster of St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
Bessie Smith was
35 in St. Louis Blues
as 'Bessie - Battered Wife'.
Sun, Sep 08 1929

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