Bessie

by Chris Albertson, CHRIS ALBERTSON, [name missing]

314 pagesFirst published 20049 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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BiographySingersSmith, Bessie, 1894-1937Jazz singersSmith, bessie, 1898-1937Blues (music)Women blues musiciansWomen singers

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Format	Publisher	Year	Pages	ISBN
Edition	Tantor Audio	2014	—	9781494553708
Edition	Yale University Press	2010	314	9781281740656
Paperback	Yale University Press	2005	336	9780300107562
Edition	Yale University Press	2003	336	9780300127065
Hardcover	Yale University Press	2003	336	9780300099027
Paperback	ABACUS BOOKS (SPHERE)	1975	288	9780349100548
Paperback	Scarborough House	1974	253	9780812817003
Edition	Stein and Day	1972	253	9780812814064
Edition	Penguin Random House	1972	—	9780214654091

BiographySingersSmith, Bessie, 1894-1937Jazz singersSmith, bessie, 1898-1937Blues (music)Women blues musiciansWomen singers

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