Artist: Bessie Smith
Aliases
Bessie Smith and Her Blue Boys
Bessie Smith and Her Down Home Trio
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
|
Performer | Release date | Covered by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Back Water Blues | Bessie Smith | 1927 |
(20 artists)
|
| 2 |
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Careless Love | Bessie Smith | 1925 |
(73 artists)
|
| 3 | Do Your Duty | Bessie Smith & Buck & His Band | 1933 |
(2 artists)
|
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| 4 | Don't Cry Baby | Bessie Smith | December 1929 |
(6 artists)
|
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| 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)
|
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| 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
Songs written by
Original songs
Title
|
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
Tributes
| Title | Performer |
Release date
|
Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinah Sings Bessie Smith | Dinah Washington | 1958 | EmArcy |
| 2 | Jimmy Rushing and The Smith Girls | Jimmy Rushing | 1960 | Columbia |
Forum topics
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