Artist: Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith
Aliases
Bessie Smith and Her Blue Boys
Bessie Smith and Her Down Home Trio
Real name
Elizabeth Smith
Born
April 15, 1894
Died
September 26, 1937
Country
United States
Comments
Legendary classic blues singer known as "The Empress of the Blues".

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Back Water Blues Bessie Smith 1927 (20 artists)
2 Careless Love Bessie Smith 1925 (73 artists)
3 Do Your Duty Bessie Smith & Buck & His Band 1933 (2 artists)
4 Don't Cry Baby Bessie Smith December 1929 (6 artists)
5 Empty Bed Blues Bessie Smith May 1928 Janiva Magness Band
6 Gimme a Pigfoot Bessie Smith Acc. by Buck and His Band 1933 (9 artists)
7 Jail House Blues Bessie Smith 1923 (4 artists)
8 Me and My Gin Bessie Smith 1928 (10 artists)
9 Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl Bessie Smith 1931 (7 artists)
10 Send Me to the 'lectric Chair Bessie Smith and Her Blue Boys 1927 (5 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness if I Do Bessie Smith 1923 Anna Meyers and Original Memphis Five
2 After You've Gone Bessie Smith 1927 Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
3 Aggravatin' Papa Bessie Smith and Her Down Home Trio 1923 Florence Mills
4 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? Bessie Smith 1923 Eva Taylor
5 Beale Street Mamma Bessie Smith and Her Down Home Trio 1923 Lucille Hegamin
6 Down Hearted Blues Bessie Smith 1923 Eubie Blake Orchestra with Alberta Hunter
7 I Ain't Got Nobody Bessie Smith 1925 Marion Harris
8 Muddy Water Bessie Smith 1927 Harry Richman
9 New Orleans Hop Scop Blues Bessie Smith April 1930 Sara Martin
10 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out Bessie Smith 1929 Jimmie Cox
11 Oh Daddy Blues Bessie Smith - Clarence Williams at the Piano 1923 Ethel Waters, Cordy Williams' Jazz Masters
12 The St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith 1925 Prince's Band
13 Yellow Dog Blues Bessie Smith 1937 Wadsworth Novelty Orchestra

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Back Water Blues Bessie Smith (20 artists)
2 Jail House Blues Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams (4 artists)

Releases

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Aggravatin' Papa Bessie Smith and Her Down Home Trio 1923 Columbia
2 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? Bessie Smith - Clarence Williams at the Piano 1923 Columbia
3 Back Water Blues Bessie Smith 1927 Columbia
4 Careless Love Bessie Smith 1925 Columbia
5 Cold in Hand Blues Bessie Smith 1925 Columbia
6 Don't Cry Baby Bessie Smith December 1929 Columbia
7 Down Hearted Blues Bessie Smith 1923 Columbia
8 Empty Bed Blues (Part 1 & 2) Bessie Smith May 1928 Columbia
9 I Ain't Got Nobody Bessie Smith 1925 Columbia
10 I'm Down in the Dumps Bessie Smith 1933 OKeh
11 Jail House Blues Bessie Smith 1923 Columbia
12 Keep It to Yourself Bessie Smith April 1930 Columbia
13 Me and My Gin Bessie Smith 1928 Columbia
14 Muddy Water Bessie Smith 1927 Columbia
15 Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl Bessie Smith 1931 Columbia
16 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out Bessie Smith 1929 Columbia
17 Send Me to the 'lectric Chair Bessie Smith and Her Blue Boys 1927 Columbia
18 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness if I Do Bessie Smith 1923 Columbia
19 Take Me for a Buggy Ride Bessie Smith Acc. by Buck and His Band 1933 OKeh
20 Yellow Dog Blues Bessie Smith 1937 Columbia

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 Dinah Sings Bessie Smith Dinah Washington 1958 EmArcy
2 Jimmy Rushing and The Smith Girls Jimmy Rushing 1960 Columbia

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