Bessie Smith
Born 4/15/1894 (132 yrs)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Acting
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(7 works)
It's Black Entertainment
20028.7
It's Black Entertainment
2002
A Huey P. Newton Story
20015.4
A Huey P. Newton Story
2001
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
19937.5
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
The Story Of The Blues
20044.2
The Story Of The Blues
2004
St. Louis Blues
19295.4
St. Louis Blues
1929
Blues Masters
19996.5
Blues Masters
1999
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
19930.0
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
1993