Bessie Smith
Birthday: 1894-04-15 | Place of Birth: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USABessie 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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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2001
A Huey P. Newton Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1929
St. Louis Blues
as Bessie - Battered Wife
