Bessie Smith
Acting
Born: April 15, 1894
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Biography
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. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists.
Known For
St. Louis Blues
September 08, 1929
A Huey P. Newton Story
June 18, 2001
The Story Of The Blues
June 30, 2004
It's Black Entertainment
February 08, 2002
Blues Masters
January 01, 1999
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
November 02, 1993
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
January 01, 1993
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
January 01, 1989