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person_profile-Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith Died at age: 43

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Bessie Smith

Date of Birth:

Apr 15, 1894

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Sep 26, 1937

Biography of

Bessie Smith

    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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Bessie Smith

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Filmography of

Bessie Smith

Found 7 Movies in total

The Story Of The Blues

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2004

It's Black Entertainment

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2002

A Huey P. Newton Story

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2001

Blues Masters

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1999

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1993

... 1993

Wild Women Don't Have the Blues

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1989