Bessie Smith St.Louis Blues

This track was recorded circa 1927 when Bessie was singing with Fletcher Henderson in New York. She is accompanied by some members of his orchestra on this recording session, including Joe Smith cor. Buster Bailey clt. and Jim Harrison tmb. This is a rendition of one of the 'bread and butter' numbers that the band.... more

Marvelous.I Didn't Know The Original Was So Great.The Moody Blues Know What Great Records Are.They Did A Great Version.This Original Is So Great.I Have The Moody Blues And Bessie Even.That's How Great The Records Are.So Much Soul.Bessie Banks Made A Masterpiece.I Didn't Know The Original Was So Great.Thanks Bessie And.... more

This is for 'rustythespian' as promised. Sorry about the quality and balance, but the audio track was taken from a cassette tape made, many years ago, from a BBC radio broadcast in the Humphrey Lyttleton series called "The best of jazz". The recording of Bessie was made in 1936 and (so Humph said) includes.... more

great blues woman

in a bar

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Bessie Smith (1892 - 1937) was a rough, crude, violent woman. She was also the greatest of the classic Blues singers of the 1920s. Bessie started out as a street musician in Chattanooga. In 1912 Bessie joined a traveling show as a dancer and singer. The show featured Pa and Ma Rainey, and Smith developed a friendship.... more