#bessiesmith

[tubbsmccracken]

Black History: Bessie Smith was an African-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 1930s.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

YOU WILL DEFER TO SHE AS "EMPRESS OF THE BLUES" -- NO MORE, NO LESS.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on a portrait of pioneering African-American blues and jazz singer Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937), artwork by William Stout for his "Legends of the Blues" portraits series.

MINI-BIO: "Widely renowned during the Jazz Age and nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1930s. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, 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."

-- WIKIPEDIA

Source: www.budsartbooks.com/product/more-legends-of-the-blues-card-set-by-william-stout.

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Bessie Smith

(born Elizabeth Smith, 15 April 1894 - 26 September 1937)

[ginzyblog]

• Don Cherry, looking at Allen’s “Reality Sandwiches” photography book, Hamburg, June 1988.  He and Allen were there for the premiere of Georg Gruntz’ “Cosmopolitan Greetings” Jazz opera about Bessie Smith,  with libretto by Allen, stage design by Bob Wilson,  Dee Dee Bridgewater as Bessie Smith, and  Don Cherry performing  among many others.  Don Cherry and Allen first worked together on Allen’s William Blake Songs of Innocence and Experience album in 1968. (photo: Allen Ginsberg, courtesy Stanford University Libraries / Allen Ginsberg Estate) • https://vimeo.com/10229398 • #DonCherry #allenginsberg #deedeebridgewater #bessiesmith #bobwilson #hamburg #cosmopolitangreetings #doncherrybrownrice #georggruntz #jazz #poetry @nenehcherryofficial #poetrycommunity #blues • (at Hamburg, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCj0DoChu7b/?igshid=m831v6tavz7a

[negression]

Bessie Smith - Need a Little Sugar In My Bowl (Audio) The Negresses of 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die by Robert Dimery

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[neworleansvoudou]

Bessie Smith was born in 1894 in Chattanooga, TN to parents who were extremely poor. She had a hard life with both parents dying when she was very young, and so she was raised by her older sister who worked as a laundress. Bessie and her brother worked as street performers for money, while another brother left town with a traveling theatre. Bessie so wanted to leave town too but she was still in school and didn't have enough money. Nevertheless, she persisted. She finished school, eventually joined her brother in the theatre, and sang and danced her way to success. Between 1923 and 1928, Bessie Smith sold millions of records and often performed in Harlem. Her recordings featured the most talented black musicians of the day such as Louis Armstrong and Fletcher Henderson. From "Women of the Harlem Renaissance" by Lisa McKissack. #bessiesmith #harlem #neverthelessshepersisted #sisterpower #keepyoureyeontheprize #blackwomen #successfulblackwomen #blackhistorymonth

[ginzyblog]

• Don Cherry, looking at Allen’s "Reality Sandwiches" photography book, Hamburg, June 1988. He and Allen were there for the premiere of Georg Gruntz’ “Cosmopolitan Greetings” Jazz opera about Bessie Smith, with libretto by Allen, stage design by Bob Wilson, Dee Dee Bridgewater as Bessie Smith, and Don Cherry among many others. Don Cherry and Allen first worked together in 1968 on Allen’s William Blake Songs of Innocence and Experience album that Barry Miles produced. (photo: Allen Ginsberg, courtesy Stanford University Libraries / Allen Ginsberg Estate) • • https://vimeo.com/10229398 • #DonCherry #allenginsberg #deedeebridgewater #bessiesmith #bobwilson #hamburg #twelvetrees #cosmopolitangreetings #georggruntz #jazz #poetry #poetrycommunity #blues #barrymiles #williamblake