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Tagged: Bessie Smith

Music Reviews from NPR
1:26 pm
Wed November 21, 2012

The Mythic Power Of Bessie Smith

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circa 1935: American singer Bessie Smith (circa 1894 - 1937), known as the Empress of the Blues. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)
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Originally published on Mon November 26, 2012 11:39 am

Vocalist Bessie Smith's musical career, spanning 1923-33, has been collected in a new 10-CD box set, Bessie Smith: The Complete Columbia Recordings.

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