Bessie Smith

The first Queen of the Blues, a tremendously powerful vocalist who was the genre's first recording star.

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1910s - 1930s

April 15, 1894 in Chattanooga, TN

September 26, 1937 in Clarksdale, MS

Blues, Jazz

Classic Female Blues, Early Jazz, Vaudeville Blues

Elizabeth Smith

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