Bessie: Revised and expanded edition by Chris Albertson

Bessie: Revised and expanded edition

Chris Albertson

314 pages first pub 1972 (editions)

nonfiction biography music challenging informative reflective fast-paced
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A biography of Bessie Smith, the great singer known as the Empress of the Blues. Considered by many to be the greatest blues singer of all time, Bessie Smith was also a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African-American...

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