Acting
Bessie Smith
- Born
- 1894-04-15 · Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
- Died
- 1937-09-26
- Filmography
- 9 titles on TMDB
About 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.
Backdrop from A Huey P. Newton Story
Films & television
9 titles
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Music
Self (archive footage)
Bessie - Battered Wife
Music
Self (archive footage)
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