Bessie Smith1894 - 1937

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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.

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The Story Of The Blues
The Story Of The Blues

2004

Documentary • Music

as Self (archive footage)

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It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment

2002

Documentary • Music

as Self (archive footage)

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A Huey P. Newton Story
A Huey P. Newton Story

2001

Documentary • Drama

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Blues Masters
Blues Masters

1999

as Self (archive footage)

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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

1993

Documentary • Music

as Self (archive footage)

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Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues

1993

Documentary • Music

as Self (archive footage)

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Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues

1989

as Self (archive footage)

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St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues

1929

Drama • Music

as Bessie - Battered Wife

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