Bessie Smith
Known for
Acting
Born
April 15, 1894
Birthplace
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Died
September 26, 1937 (aged 43)
Biography
Bessie Smith was an American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she 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 was a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists.
Best known work
St. Louis Blues
1929
A Huey P. Newton Story
2001
It's Black Entertainment
2002
The Story Of The Blues
2004
Blues Masters
1999
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
1993
STAIN
2024
Memories
2025Filmography
2025
MemoriesMusic
2024
STAINMusic
2004
The Story Of The Bluesas Self (archive footage)
2002
It's Black Entertainmentas Self (archive footage)
2001
A Huey P. Newton Storyas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999
Blues Mastersas Self (archive footage)
1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Musicas Self (archive footage)
1993
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Bluesas Self (archive footage)
1929
St. Louis Bluesas Bessie - Battered Wife