Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith

Acting
Born 1894-04-15 Died 1937-09-26 Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA 9 credits
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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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Filmography
Acting 7 credits
It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Blues Masters
Blues Masters
1999 · Self (archive footage)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993 · Self (archive footage)
A Huey P. Newton Story
A Huey P. Newton Story
2001 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Story Of The Blues
The Story Of The Blues
2004 · Self (archive footage)
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
1929 · Bessie - Battered Wife
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
1993 · Self (archive footage)
Other credits 2 credits
STAIN
STAIN
2024 · Music
Memories
Memories
2025 · Music
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