Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer.
Nicknamed The Empress of the Blues, Smith 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, along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on other jazz vocalists.
Life
The 1900 census indicates that Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in July 1892, a date provided by her mother. However, the 1910 census recorded her birthday as April 15, 1894, a date that appears on all subsequent documents and was observed by the entire Smith family. Census data also contribute to controversy about the size of her family. The 1870 and 1880 censuses report three older half-siblings, while later interviews with Smith's family and contemporaries did not include these individuals among her siblings.
Bessie Smith was the daughter of Laura (born Owens) and William Smith. William Smith was a laborer and part-time Baptist preacher (he was listed in the 1870 census as a "minister of the gospel", in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama.) He died before his daughter could remember him. By the time she was nine, she had lost her mother and a brother as well. Her older sister Viola took charge of caring for her siblings.
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Bessie Smith
ALBUMS
- The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith released: 2011
- The Anthology released: 2010
- The Undisputed Queen of the Blues, Volume 1 released: 2007
- Queen of the Blues, Volume 1 released: 2006
- Greatest Hits released: 2005
- Downhearted Blues - Original 1923-1924 Recordings released: 2003
- Bessie Smith Vol. 2 'St. Louis Blues': Original Recordings 1924-1925 released: 2003
- Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Bessie Smith released: 2003
- Great Divas released: 2002
- Midnite Jazz & Blues: Empress of the Blues released: 2001
- The Masters released: 1998
- Jazz Greats, Volume 38: Bessie Smith: Preachin' the Blues released: 1997
- The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1929-1933 released: 1997
- The Quintessence: The Empress 1923-1933 released: 1997
- The Essential Bessie Smith released: 1997
- The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1927-1928 released: 1996
- The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1928-1929 released: 1996
- Bessie Smith Sings the Jazz released: 1996
- An Introduction to Bessie Smith: Her Best Recordings 1923-1933 released: 1996
- The Complete Recordings, Volume 5 released: 1996
- The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1925-1927 released: 1995
- The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1924-1925 released: 1995
- The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1923-1924 released: 1994
- The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1923 released: 1994
- Charly Blues Masterworks, Volume 31: Empress of the Blues released: 1993
- The Blues Collection 9: Classic Blues released: 1993
- The Complete Recordings, Volume 4 released: 1993
- The Complete Recordings, Volume 3 released: 1992
- The Legendary King Oliver, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong released: 1991
- 1923-1933 Empress of the Blues released: 1991
- The Complete Recordings, Volume 2 released: 1991
- The Complete Recordings, Volume 1 released: 1991
- The Gold Collection: 40 Classic Performances released: 1990
- Bessie Smith: The Greatest Blues Singer in the World released: 1990
- The Collection released: 1989
- Original Jazz Recordings 1925-1933 released: 1987
- Great Original Performances: 1925-1933 released: 1986
- Nobody's Blues But Mine released: 1972
- The World's Greatest Blues Singer released: 1970
- The Bessie Smith Story, Volume 1 released: 1951
- Les Genies du Jazz (Tome 1, No. 12):Bessie Smith released:
- Squeeze Me released:
- The Empress released:
- The Complete Recordings, Volume 01 (Frog) released:
- Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out released:
- Bessie Smith Blues Queen released:
- The Best Of released:
- The Essence of Bessie Smith released:
- Dowhearted Blues (Original 1923-1924 Recordings) released:
- Jazz 'n' Blues released:
- I'm Wild About That Thing released:
- I Ain’t Got Nobody released:
- Young Woman's Blues released:
- Empress of the Blues released:
- Nothing but the Blues: Bessie Smith released:
- Blue Spirit Blues released:
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith
Released 2011- Down Hearted Blues
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find
- I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
- Careless Love
- Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
- T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
- I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
- Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
- Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
- Empty Bed Blues (Part One)
- Empty Bed Blues (Part Two)
- Back Water Blues
- The Yellow Dog Blues
- Me and My Gin
- St Louis Blues
- Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
- After You've Gone
- Jailhouse Blues
- Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
- I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave
The Anthology
Released 2010- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
- Gin House Blues
- Send Me to the 'lectric Chair
- T'ain't Nobodys Business If I Do
- I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
- After You've Gone
- Careless Love Blues
- Preachin' the Blues
- Black Mountain Blues
- Sinful Blues
- Homeless Blues
- Downhearted Blues
- Any Woman's Blues
- He's Gone Blues
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- Lady Luck Blues
- The Bye Bye Blues
- House Rent Blues
- Woman's Trouble Blues
- Work House Blues
- I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
- Love Me Daddy Blues
- St. Louis Blues
- Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer)
The Undisputed Queen of the Blues, Volume 1
Released 2007- St. Louis Blues
- Sobbin' Hearted Blues
- You've Been a Good Ole Wagon
- Careless Love Blues
- Young Woman's Blues
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
- I Want Every Bit of It
- Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
- Down Hearted Blues
- Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?
- T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
- Any Woman's Blues
- Moonshine Blues
- Weeping Willow Blues
- Dying Gambler's Blues
- Hard Time Blues
- Lost Your Head Blues
- Hard Driving Papa
- Gin House Blues
Queen of the Blues, Volume 1
Released 2006- Downhearted Blues
- Gulf Coast Blues
- Aggravatin' Papa
- Beale Street Mama
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- Oh Daddy Blues
- 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do
- Keeps On Rainin'
- Mama's Got the Blues
- Outside of That
- Bleeding Hearted Blues
- Lady Luck Blues: 3
- Yodelin' Blues: 3
- Midnight Blues: 3
- If You Don't, I Know Who Will
- Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
- Jail House Blues
- St Louis Gal: 3
- Sam Jones Blues
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- Cemetery Blues
- Far Away Blues
- I'm Going Back to My Used to Be
Greatest Hits
Released 2005- Down Hearted Blues
- Gulf Coast Blues
- Jailhouse Blues
- St. Louis Gal
- Aggravatin' Papa
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- Chicago Bound Blues
- 'Ain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do
- Any Woman's Blues
- Easy Come Easy Go Blues
- Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
- Hateful Blues
- Careless Love Blues
- New Gulf Coast Blues
- I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
- The Yellow Dog Blues
- I Ain't Got Nobody
- What's the Matter Now
- Baby Doll
- Hard Driving Papa
- The Gin House Blues
- Lost Your Head Blues
- After You've Gone
- Backwater Blues
Downhearted Blues - Original 1923-1924 Recordings
Released 2003- Downhearted Blues
- Gulf Coast Blues
- 'T Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness if I Do
- Keeps on A-Rainin'
- Yodling Blues
- Bleeding Hearted Blues
- Lady Luck Blues
- If You Don't Know I Know Who Will
- Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like mine
- Jail House Blues
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- Cemetery Blues
- Any Womans Blues
- Mistreatin' Daddy
- Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
- Moonshine Blues
- Boweavil Blues
- Hateful Blues
Bessie Smith Vol. 2 'St. Louis Blues': Original Recordings 1924-1925
Released 2003- Haunted House Blues
- Eavesdropper's Blues
- Franlie Blues
- Rainy Weather Blues
- Salt Water Blues
- Weeping Willow Blues
- Sinful Blues
- The St Louis Blues
- Reckless Blues
- Sobbin' Hearted Blues
- Cold In Hand Blues
- You've Been A Good Old Wagon
- Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
- Yellow Dog Blues
- Soft Pedal Blues
- Careless Love Blues
- Dixie Flyer Blues
- I Ain't Goin' To Play No Second Fiddle *
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Bessie Smith
Released 2003- A Good Man Is Hard to Find
- I Ain't Goin' to Play No Second Fiddle
- Me and My Gin
- Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
- St. Louis Blues
- 'tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
- Careless Love
- The Yellow Dog Blues
- Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
- Down Hearted Blues
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
- On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
- Send Me to the 'lectric Chair
- Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
- Back Water Blues
Great Divas
Released 2002- Careless Love
- J.C. Holmes Blues
- I Ain't Gonna Play Second Fiddle
- He's Gone Blues
- Nobody's Blues but Mine
- Woman's Trouble Blues
- Dying Gambler's Blues
- The St. Louis Blues
- Reckless Blues
- Sobbin' Hearted Blues
- Cold in Hand Blues
- You've Been a Good Old Wagon
- Cake Walkin' Babies
- The Yellow Dog Blues
- Soft Pedal Blues
- Dixie Flyer Blues
Midnite Jazz & Blues: Empress of the Blues
Released 2001- Down Hearted Blues
- Gulf Coast Blues
- Aggravatin' Papa
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- T' Ain't Nobody's Bizness if I Do
- Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
- My Sweetie Went Away
- Any Woman's Blues
- House Rent Blues
- Weeping Willow Blues
- Sinful Blues
- St. Louis Blues
- Reckless Blues
- Careless Love Blues
- I Ain't Gonna Play no Second Fiddle
- I Ain't Got Nobody
- Empty Bed Blues (Parts 1 & 2)
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
The Masters
Released 1998- Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
- Down Hearted Blues
- The Yellow Dog Blues
- Careless Love Blues
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find
- St. Louis Blues
- Do Your Duty
- Cold in Hand Blues
- Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
- Empty Bed Blues
- Nobody's Blues but Mine
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Them's Graveyard Words
- New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
- One and Two Blues
- Take Me for a Buggy Ride
- Squeeze Me
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Jazz Greats, Volume 38: Bessie Smith: Preachin' the Blues
Released 1997- Back-Water Blues
- Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
- Young Woman's Blues
- Preachin' the Blues
- The St Louis Blues
- There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town To-Night
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
- Careless Love Blues
- Lock and Key
- The Yellow Dog Blues
- On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
- 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do
- Poor Man's Blues
- New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find
- I'm Wild About That Thing
- Gimme a Pigfoot
- Do Your Duty
- See See Rider Blues
- Down Hearted Blues
The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1929-1933
Released 1997- Wasted Life Blues
- Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
- Blue Spirit Blues
- Worn Out Papa Blues
- You Don't Understand
- Don't Cry Baby
- Keep It to Yourself
- New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
- See If I'll Care
- Baby Have Pity on Me
- On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
- Moan, You Mourners
- Hustlin' Dan
- Black Mountain Blues
- In the House Blues
- Long Old Road
- Blue Blue
- Shipwreck Blues
- Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
- Safety Mama
- Do Your Duty
- Gimme a Pigfoot
- Take Me for a Buggy Ride
- I'm Down in the Dumps
The Quintessence: The Empress 1923-1933
Released 1997- Down Hearted Blues
- Gulf Coast Blues
- Aggravatin' Papa
- Beale Street Mama (Papa)
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- Cemetary Blues
- Any Woman's Blues
- Boweavil Blues
- Weeping Willow Blues
- Reckless Blues
- Sobbin' Hearted Blues
- Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
- The Yellow Dog Blues
- Soft Pedal Blues
- Nashville Woman's Blues
- Careless Love Blues
- I Ain't Gonna Play Second Fiddle
- At the Christmas Ball
The Essential Bessie Smith
Released 1997- Aggravatin' Papa
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- 'Taint Nobody's Bizness If I Do
- Jail-House Blues
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
- Boweavil Blues
- Weeping Willow Blues
- Dying Gambler's Blues
- St. Louis Blues
- You've Been a Good Ole Wagon
- Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
- Careless Love Blues
- I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle
- At the Christmas Ball
- Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
- Backwater Blues
- After You've Gone
The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1927-1928
Released 1996- After You've Gone
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
- There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
- Trombone Cholly
- Send Me to the 'lectric Chair
- Them's Graveyard Words
- Hot Springs Blues
- Sweet Mistreater
- Lock and Key
- Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find
- Homeless Blues
- Looking for My Man Blues
- Dyin' By the Hour
- Foolish Man Blues
- Thinking Blues
- Pickpocket Blues
- I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama
- I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave
- Standin' in the Rain Blues
- It Won't Be You
- Spider Man Blues
The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1928-1929
Released 1996- Empty Bed Blues, Part 1
- Empty Bed Blues, Part 2
- Put It Right Here
- Yes Indeed He Do
- Devil's Gonna Get You
- You Ought to Be Ashamed
- Washwoman's Blues
- Slow and Easy Man
- Poor Man's Blues
- Please Help Me Get Him Off My Mind
- Me and My Gin
- I'm Wild About That Thing
- You've Got to Give Me Some
- Kitchen Man
- I've Got What It Takes
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
- St. Louis Blues, Part 1
- St. Louis Blues, Part 2
- St. Louis Blues, Part 3
- St. Louis Blues, Part 4
- Take It Right Back
- He's Got Me Goin'
- It Makes My Love Come Down
Bessie Smith Sings the Jazz
Released 1996- There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
- I Ain't Got Nobody
- Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town
- Lock and Key
- Sweet Mistreater
- Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
- Baby Doll
- 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness if I Do
- You've Got to Give Me Some
- Careless Love
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- Oh! Daddy Blues
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Yes Indeed He Do!
- I Want Every Bit of It
- After You've Gone
- Squeeze Me
- What's the Matter Now?
- It Won't Be You
- Keep It to Yourself
- He's Got Me Goin'
- I'm Down in the Dumps
- Do Your Duty
An Introduction to Bessie Smith: Her Best Recordings 1923-1933
Released 1996- Downhearted Blues
- Jailhouse Blues
- My Sweetie Went Away
- Any Woman's Blues
- Weeping Willow Blues
- The St. Louis Blues
- Cold in Hand Blues
- You've Been a Good Old Wagon
- Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
- Careless Love Blues
- Baby Doll
- Hard Time Blues
- Young Woman's Blues
- Preachin' the Blues
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Trombone Cholly
- Dyin' by the Hour
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
- He's Got Me Goin'
- Shipwreck Blues
- Do Your Duty
- Gimme a Pigfoot
The Complete Recordings, Volume 5
Released 1996- Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
- Safety Mama
- Do Your Duty
- Gimme a Pigfoot
- Take Me for a Buggy Ride
- I'm Down in the Dumps
- The Yellow Dog Blues
- Soft Pedal Blues
- Nashville Women's Blues
- Careless Love Blues
- Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moon)
- St. Louis Blues: Band Intro
- St. Louis Blues: Crap Game
- St. Louis Blues: St. Louis Blues
The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1925-1927
Released 1995- My Man Blues
- New Gulf Coast Blues
- Florida Bound Blues
- At the Christmas Ball
- I've Been Mistreated and I Don't Like It
- Red Mountain Blues
- Golden Rule Blues
- Lonesome Desert Blues
- Them "Has Been" Blues
- Squeeze Me
- What's the Matter Now?
- I Want Ev'ry Bit of It
- Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
- The Gin House Blues
- Money Blues
- Baby Doll
- Hard Driving Papa
- Lost Your Head Blues
- Hard Time Blues
- Honey Man Blues
- One and Two Blues
- Young Woman's Blues
- Preachin' the Blues
- Back Water Blues
The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1924-1925
Released 1995- Weeping Willow Blues
- The Bye Bye Blues
- Sing Sing Prison Blues
- Follow the Deal on Down
- Sinful Blues
- Woman's Trouble Blues
- Love Me Daddy Blues
- Dying Gambler's Blues
- The St. Louis Blues
- Reckless Blues
- Sobbin' Hearted Blues
- Cold in Hand Blues
- You've Been a Good Old Wagon
- Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
- The Yellow Dog Blues
- Soft Pedal Blues
- Dixie Flyer Blues
- Nashville Woman's Blues
- Careless Love Blues
- J.C. Holmes Blues
- I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
- He's Gone Blues
- Nobody's Blues but Mine
- I Ain't Got Nobody
The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1923-1924
Released 1994- Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
- My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn't Say Where, When or Why)
- Any Woman's Blues
- Chicago Bound Blues
- Mistreatin' Daddy
- Frosty Mornin' Blues
- Haunted House Blues
- Eavesdropper's Blues
- Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
- Sorrowful Blues
- Pinchbacks, Take 'em Away
- Rockin' Chair Blues
- Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
- Boweavil Blues
- Hateful Blues
- Frankie Blues
- Moonshine Blues
- Lou'siana Low Down Blues
- Mountain Top Blues
- Work House Blues
- House Rent Blues
- Salt Water Blues
- Rainy Weather Blues
The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1923
Released 1994- Down-Hearted Blues
- Gulf Coast Blues
- Aggravatin' Papa
- Beale Street Mama
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- Oh Daddy (You Won't Have No Mama at All)
- 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do
- Keeps on A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time)
- Mama's Got the Blues
- Outside of That
- Bleeding Hearted Blues
- Lady Luck Blues
- Yodling Blues
- Midnight Blues
- If You Don't I Don't Know Who Will
- Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
- Jail House Blues
- St. Louis Gal
- Sam Jones Blues
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- Cemetery Blues
- Far Away Blues
- I'm Going Back to My Used to Be
The Blues Collection 9: Classic Blues
Released 1993- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Careless Love
- Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
- After You're Gone
- Trombone Cholly
- Me and My Gin
- Safety Mama
- In the House Blues
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
- Take It Right Back
- He's Got Me Going
- Kitchen Man
- Do Your Duty
- Gimme a Pigfoot
- Take Me for a Buggy Ride
- I'm Down in the Dumps
The Complete Recordings, Volume 4
Released 1993- Standin' in the Rain Blues
- It Won't Be You
- Spider Man Blues
- Empty Bed Blues, Part 1
- Empty Bed Blues, Part 2
- Put It Right Here (or Keep It Out There)
- Yes Indeed He Do!
- Devil's Gonna Git You
- You Ought to Be Ashamed
- Washwoman's Blues
- Slow and Easy Man
- Poor Man's Blues
- Please Help Me Get Him Out of My Mind
- Me and My Gin
- I'm Wild About That Thing
- You've Got to Give Me Some
- Kitchen Man
- I've Got What It Takes (but It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away)
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
- Take It Right Back ('cause I Don't Want It Here)
The Complete Recordings, Volume 3
Released 1992- Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
- There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
- Trombone Cholly
- Send Me to the 'lectric Chair
- Them's Graveyard Words
- Hot Spring Blues
- Sweet Mistreater
- Lock and Key
- Mean Old Bedbug Blues
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find
- Homeless Blues
- Looking for My Man Blues
- Dyin' by the Hour
- Foolish Man Blues
- Thinking Blues
- Pickpocket Blues
- I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama
- I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave
1923-1933 Empress of the Blues
Released 1991- Do Your Duty
- Gimme a Pigfoot
- Take Me for a Buggy Ride
- I'm Down in the Dumps
- Safety Mama
- He's Got Me Goin'
- Take It Right Back
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
- Kitchen Man
- Me and My Gin
- Trombone Cholly
- Alexander Ragtime Band
- After You've Gone
- Young Woman's Blues
- I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
- Careless Love
- Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
- You've Been a Good Ole Wagon
- The St. Louis Blues
- Weepin' Willow Blues
- My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn't Say Where, When or Why)
- 'taint Nobody's Bizness If I Do
The Complete Recordings, Volume 2
Released 1991- Cold in Hand Blues
- You've Been a Good Ole Wagon
- Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
- The Yellow Dog Blues
- Soft Pedal Blues
- Dixie Flyer Blues
- Nashville Woman's Blues
- Careless Love Blues
- J. C. Holmes Blues
- I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle
- He's Gone Blues
- Nobody's Blues but Mine
- I Ain't Got Nobody
- My Man Blues
- New Gulf Coast Blues
- Florida Bound Blues
- At the Christmas Ball
- I've Been Mistreated and I Don't Like It
The Complete Recordings, Volume 1
Released 1991- Down Hearted Blues
- Gulf Coast Blues
- Aggravatin' Papa
- Beale Street Mama
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- Oh Daddy Blues
- 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
- Keeps on A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time)
- Mama's Got the Blues
- Outside of That
- Bleeding Hearted Blues
- Lady Luck Blues
- Yodling Blues
- Midnight Blues
- If You Don't, I Know Who Will
- Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
- Jail-House Blues
- St. Louis Gal
- Sam Jones Blues
The Gold Collection: 40 Classic Performances
Released 1990- The St. Louis Blues
- Careless Love
- Cake Walkin' Babies
- Down Hearted Blues
- T'Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
- Sing Sing Prison Blues
- Sinful Blues
- Reckless Blues
- The Yellow Dog Blues
- Nashville Women's Blues
- I Ain't Got Nobody
- I Want Every Bit of It
- Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
- Honey Man Blues
- Trombone Cholly
- There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
- Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
- Mean Old Bedbug Blues
- Lock and Key
- After You've Gone
Bessie Smith: The Greatest Blues Singer in the World
Released 1990- Down Hearted Blues
- Gulf Coast Blues
- Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
- Jail House Blues
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- Cemetery Blues
- Frosty Morning Blues
- Haunted House Blues
- Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
- Follow The Deal On Down
- Sinful Blues
- Lady Luck Blues
- Reckless Blues
- Cold in Hand Blues
- Mean Old Bedbug Blues
- The Yellow Dog Blues
- Sweet Mistreater
- Empty Bed Blues
- Blue Spirit Blues
- Black Mountain Blues
- In the House Blues
- Nashville Woman's Blues
The Collection
Released 1989- Downhearted Blues
- 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
- My Sweetie Went Away
- Weepin' Willow Blues
- St. Louis Blues
- Reckless Blues
- You've Been a Good Ole Wagon
- I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
- Young Woman's Blues
- Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
- Mean Old Bedbug Blues
- Empty Bed Blues, Parts 1 & 2
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
- Black Mountain Blues
- Do Your Duty
- Gimme a Pigfoot
Original Jazz Recordings 1925-1933
Released 1987- The Yellow Dog Blues
- Nashville Woman's Blues
- Careless Love Blues
- I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
- I Want Ev'ry Bit of It
- Money Blues
- One and Two Blues
- Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
- Lock and Key
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find
- Dyin' by the Hour
- Foolish Man Blues
- I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama
- Standin' in the Rain Blues
- I'm Wild About That Thing
- Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out
- Blue Spirit Blues
- Do Your Duty
- Gimme a Pigfoot
- I'm Down in the Dumps
Nobody's Blues But Mine
Released 1972- Careless Love Blues
- J.C. Holmes Blues
- I Ain't Goin' to Play No Second Fiddle
- He's Gone Blues
- Nobody's Blues but Mine
- I Ain't Got Nobody
- My Man Blues
- New Gulf Coast Blues
- Florida Bound Blues
- At the Christmas Ball
- I've Been Mistreated and I Don't Like It
- Red Mountain Blues
- Golden Rule Blues
- Lonesome Desert Blues
- Them "Has Been" Blues
- Squeeze Me
The World's Greatest Blues Singer
Released 1970- Down Hearted Blues
- Gulf Coast Blues
- Aggravatin' Papa
- Beale Street Papa
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- Oh Daddy (You Won't Have No Mama at All)
- Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
- Keeps on A-Raining (Papa, He Can't Make No Time)
- Mama's Got the Blues
- Outside of That
- Bleeding Hearted Blues
- Lady Luck Blues
- Yodling Blues
- Midnight Blues
- If You Don't, I Know Who Will
- Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
Les Genies du Jazz (Tome 1, No. 12):Bessie Smith
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- Jailhouse Blues
- Downhearted Blues
- Gulf Coast Blues
- Lady Luck Blues
- Cemetery Blues
- Haunted House Blues
- Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
- Follow the Deal on Down
- Reckless Blues
- Cold In Hand Blues
- The Yellow Dog Blues
- Nashville Woman's Blues
- Mean Old Bedbug Blues
- Sweet Mistreater
- Empty Bed Blues
- Blue Spirit Blues
- Black Mountain Blues
Squeeze Me
- Downhearted Blues
- Gulf Coast Blues
- Beale Street Mama
- 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
- Keeps on A-Rainin'
- Midnight Blues
- Jailhouse Blues
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- Far Away Blues
- Any Woman's Blues
- Chicago Bound Blues
- Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
- House Rent Blues
- Salt Water Blues
- Sing Sing Prison Blues
- Love Me Daddy Blues
- The St. Louis Blues
- Reckless Blues
- Sobbin' Hearted Blues
- Cold in Hand Blues
- You've Been a Good Ole Wagon
- Cake-Walking Babies From Home
- The Yellow Dog Blues
- Soft Pedal Blues
The Empress
- Sing Sing Prison Blues
- Follow the Deal on Down
- Sinful Blues
- Woman's Trouble Blues
- Love Me Daddy Blues
- Dying Gambler's Blues
- St. Louis Blues
- Reckless Blues
- Mean Old Bedbug Blues
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find
- Homeless Blues
- Looking for My Man Blues
- Dyin' by the Hour
- Foolish Man Blues
- Thinking Blues
- Pickpocket Blues
The Complete Recordings, Volume 01 (Frog)
- Downhearted Blues
- Gulf Coast Blues
- Agrevatin' Papa
- Beale Street Mama
- Baby, Won't You, Please, Come Home Blues
- Oh Daddy Blues
- 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do
- Keeps On A Rainin'
- Mama's Got The Blues
- Outside Of That
- Bleeding Hearted Blues
- Lady Luck Blues (Test)
- Lady Luck Blues
- Yodling Blues (Test)
- Yodling Blues
- Midnight Blues (Test)
- Midnight Blues
- If You Don't, I Know Who Will
- Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
- Jailhouse Blues
- St. Louis Gal (Test)
- St. Louis Gal
- Sam Jones Blues
Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out
- Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find
- Kitchen Man
- Summertime
- Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
- Hot Springs Blues
- Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1 & 2
- Lonesome Desert Blues
- Me and My Gin
- Lady Luck Blues
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Aggravatin' Papa
- After You've Gone
- Weeping Willow Blues
- Trombone Cholly
- Down Hearted Blues
- St. Louis Blues
- Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
- Blue, Blue
- Back Water Blues
- Cake Walking Babies From Home
- Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
Bessie Smith Blues Queen
- Downhearted Blues
- 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do
- My Sweetie Went Away
- Weeping Willow Blues
- St. Louis Blues
- Reckless Blues
- Sobbin' Hearted Blues
- Cold In Hand Blues
- You'd Been A Good Ole Wagon
- Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
- The Yellow Dog Blues
- Nashville Woman's Blues
- Careless Love Blues
- J.C. Holmes Blues
- I Ain't Goin' To Play Second Fiddle
- Young Woman's Blues
- Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
- Mean Old Bedbug Blues
- Empty Bed Blues (Part 1)
- Empty Bed Blues (Part 2)
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
- Black Mountain Blues
- Do Your Duty
- Gimme A Pigfoot
The Best Of
- St. Louis Blues
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- You've Been a Good Ole Wagon
- Kitchen Man
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Dying Gambler's Blues
- After You've Gone
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
- At the Christmas Ball
- Dyin' by the Hour
- 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
- Backwater Blues
- Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
- Me and My Gin
- Careless Love Blues
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- Aggravatin' Papa
- There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
- I Ain't Goin' to Play Second Fiddle
- Boweavil Blues
- On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
- Trombone Cholly
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find
- Jail-House Blues
- Weeping Willow Blues
- Cake Walkin' Babies From Home
- Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
- Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
The Essence of Bessie Smith
- Downhearted Blues
- Gimme a Pigfoot
- Baby Wont You Please Come Home
- Taint Nobodys Business If I Do
- Any Womans Blues
- Chicago Bound Blues
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- Jail House Blues
- Lady Luck Blues
- Boweavil Blues
- Bye Bye Blues
- House Rent Blues
- Sing Sing Prison Blues
- Womans Trouble Blues
- Work House Blues
- Aint Gonna Paly Second Fiddle
- St Louis Blues
- Careless Love Blues
- He's Gone Blues
- Love Me Daddy Blues
- Sinful Blues
- You've Been a Good Old Wagon
Dowhearted Blues (Original 1923-1924 Recordings)
- Down Hearted Blues
- Gulf Coast Blues
- 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
- Keeps On A Rainin'
- Yodling Blues
- Bleeding Hearted Blues
- Lady Luck Blues
- If You Don't, I Know Who Will
- Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
- Jailhouse Blues
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- Cemetery Blues
- Any Woman's Blues
- Mistreatin' Daddy
- Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
- Moonshine Blues
- Boweavil Blues
- Hateful Blues
Jazz 'n' Blues
- Lady Luck Blues
- Outside of That
- Keeps on A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time)
- Down Hearted Blues
- Oh Daddy Blues
- Midnight Blues
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- Aggravatin' Papa
- If You Don't, I Know Who Will
- Jailhouse Blues
- Sam Jones Blues
- Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
- Yodling Blues
- Bleeding Hearted Blues
- Mama's Got the Blues
- Taint Nobody's Business If I Do
- Gulf Coast Blues
- Beale Street Mama
- Frosty Morning Blues
- Mean Old Bedbug Blues
- Sweet Mistreater
I'm Wild About That Thing
- Alexanders Ragtime Band
- Trombone Cholly
- Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
- Lock and Key
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find
- Dyin' by the Hour
- Foolish Man Blues
- Thinking Blues
- Devil's Gonna Get You
- I Used to Be Sweet Mama
- Standing in the Rain
- I'm Wild About That Thing
- You've Got to Give Me Some
- Kitchen Man
- He's Got Me Goin'
- Blue Spirit Blues
- Do Your Duty
I Ain’t Got Nobody
- Friendless City Blues
- Did You Read That Letter?
- Black and Evil Blues
- Paul and Silas Bound in Jail
- New Milk Cow Blues
- Milk Cow Blues
- Black Man
- Lord, I Want to Die Easy
- My Father Is a Husbandman
- Howling Wolf Blues
- Low Cotton
- Bed Springs Blues
- Stormy Weather No. 1
- Greenville Sheik
- Lazy Black Snake Blues
- Welfare Blues
- Silicosis Is Killin’ Me
- Double Crossing Woman
- Downhearted Man Blues
- Badly Mistreated Man
Young Woman's Blues
- Young Woman's Blues
- There'll be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
- Back Water Blues
- Muddy Water
- Trombone Cholly
- Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
- Them's Grave Words
- Hot Spring Blues
- Sweet Mistreater
- Lock and Key
- Mean Old Bedbug Blues
- A Good Man is Hard to Find
- Homeless Blues
- Looking for my Man Blues
- Dyin' by the Hour
- Foolish Man Blues
- Thinking Blues
- Pickpocket Blues
- I Used to be Your Sweet Mama
- I'd Rather be Dead and Buried in my Grave
Empress of the Blues
- Downhearted Blues
- T'Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
- St Louis Blues
- You've Been a Good Ole Wagon
- I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
- Young Woman's Blues
- Muddy Water
- Empty Bed Blues
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down
- Black Mountain Blues
- Do Your Duty
- Gimme a Pigfoot
- Surf Coast Blues
- Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
- Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
- Rockin' Chair Blues
Nothing but the Blues: Bessie Smith
- Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
- Frosty Morning Blues
- Chicago Bound Blues
- My Sweet Went Away
- Sorrowful Blues
- Rocking Chair Blues
- Hateful Blues
- Pinchbacks - Take 'em Away
- Eavesdropper's Blues
- Haunted House Blues
- Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
- Cemetery Blues
- Graveyard Dream Blues
- Far Away Blues
- I'm Going Back to My Used to Be
- Mistreating Daddy
- Any Woman's Blues
- Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
- Boweavil Blues
- Blue Spirit Blues
- Black Mountain Blues
- The House Blues
- Nashville Woman's Blues
Blue Spirit Blues
- I'm Down in the Dumps
- Blue Spirit Blues
- Kitchen Man
- Foolish Man Blues
- Thinking Blues
- Devil's Gonna Get You
- Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
- I'm Wild at That Thing
- You've Got to Give Me Some
- Standing in the Rain Blues
- He's Got Me Goin'
- Do Your Duty
- Dyin' by the Hour
- Lock and Key
- Gimme a Pigfoot
- Take Me for a Buggy Ride
- I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama
- Trombone Cholly
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Born: 1894-04-15
Died: 1937-09-26
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Bessie Smith
by: BandBessie was more than just a friend of mine
We shared the good times with the bad
Now many a year has passed me by
I still recall the best thing I ever had
Now, I'm goin' down the road to see Bessie
Oh, see her soon
I'm just goin' down the road to see Bessie Smith
When I get there I'm wonderin' what she'll do
All the crazy things I had to try
Well, I tried them all and then some
But if you're lucky one day you'll find out
Where it is you're really comin' from
Now, I'm goin' down the road to see Bessie
Oh, see her soon
I'm just goin' down the road to see Bessie Smith
And when I get there I'm wonderin' what she'll do
Now in my day I've made some foolish moves
But back then, I didn't worry 'bout a thing
Now and again I still wonder to myself
Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing
And now I'm goin' down the road to see Bessie
Oh, see her soon
I'm just goin' down the road to see Bessie Smith
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Friends, fans remember Mark ‘Porkchop’ Holder
Chatanooga Times Free Press
15 Mar 2025
(SIGN UP ... Myers said he and others are in talks with the Bessie Smith Cultural Center to include a memorial display dedicated to Holder in its local heroes section, and local musicians are expected to gather for a celebration of life later this month.
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Bay Arts: 11 great shows and concerts to catch this weekend
Here comes Miss Smith. Bay Area singer Lavay Smith came ... Growing up in Long Beach, she was fed a steady diet of such standard-bearers as Fats Waller, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and Dinah Washington.
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DC Getaway: 5 entertaining attractions to visit in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum ... Today, the legacy of the vibrant community can be relived inside the Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum.
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