Bessie Smith
- Born
- April 15, 1894
- Died
- September 26, 1937 (43 years old)
- Place of birth
- 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.
Filmography
- 2004The Story Of The BluesFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2002It's Black EntertainmentFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2001A Huey P. Newton StoryFilm · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1999Blues MastersFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 1993Bluesland: A Portrait in American MusicFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 1993Blues Masters - The Essential History of the BluesFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 1929St. Louis BluesFilm · Bessie - Battered Wife★ 5.4
