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BessieChris Albertson, CHRIS ALBERTSON et al.

Bessie

Chris Albertson, CHRIS ALBERTSON, [name missing]
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9 editions
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A definitive biography of Bessie Smith, known as the 'Empress of the Blues debunks many of the myths that circulated after her untimely death in 1937.

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9 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2005
    Yale University Press · 336 pages · 9780300107562
  • Hardcover · English · 2003
    Yale University Press · 336 pages · 9780300099027
  • Paperback · English · 1975
    ABACUS BOOKS (SPHERE) · 288 pages · 9780349100548
  • Paperback · English · 1974
    Scarborough House · 253 pages · 9780812817003
  • Other · English · 2014
    Tantor Audio · 9781494553708
  • Other · English · 2010
    Yale University Press · 314 pages · 9781281740656
BiographySingersSmith, Bessie, 1894-1937Jazz singersSmith, bessie, 1898-1937Blues (music)Women blues musiciansWomen singers