# Bessie Smith
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bessie smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) 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.Born in Alabama, her parents died when she was young and the children scraped by doing street performing in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Sullivan's Backstage Pass: Jennifer Moriarty
Jennifer “Jenny Mo” Moriarty brings big voice, deep roots, and a full-on party to this episode of Sullivan’s Backstage Pass.
As the powerhouse vocalist behind The Mystic Mama Band and Jenny Mo & the Bootleggers, Jenny shares the journey that carried her from playing flute and trumpet in school, per…
Jackie Kay on the throughline from Bessie Smith to Nina Simone and beyond
Jackie Kay is a poet, writer, and former Makar: The National Poet for Scotland.
I first heard Jackie on my own favourite podcast Desert Island Discs, which lead me to her own works: Trumpet, the story of a mixed race trans musician; and her wonderful memoir Red Dust Road.
This episode is exactly w…
Didn’t it rain ( Rosetta Tharpe )
Rosetta was born 3-20-1915 ( cotton plant ) She passed on 11-9-1973 Up above my head , Let lower lights be burning , Down by the riverside , Beams of heaven NY 1959, Rock me , I heard my mother call my name , Rock a bye baby , Mothers prayer answered , Nobody knows you when you’re down & out ( B…
Beatles Release Abbey Road, Bessie Smith Dies: Music History Today Podcast September 26
This is the Music History Today podcast for September 26. On today's show, a famous musical premieres, a musical film premieres, & the Empress of the Blues passes away.
For more music history, subscribe to my Spotify Channel or subscribe to the audio version of my music history podcasts, whereve…
Bessie Smith Audiobook by Jackie Kay
Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: Bessie SmithSubtitle: A Poet's Biography of a Blues LegendCategories: Biography, Celebrity, Female Protagonist, MusicAuthor: Jackie KayNarrator: Jackie Kay, Adjoa AndohPublisher: Random House AudioRelease date: 09-28-2021Language…
Bonus Episode: The Music of Hi Nay
A fun little bonus feature about the secrets behind Hi Nay's music! In this unscripted episode I cover Bessie Smith and other blues and jazz stapes, lullabies, Filipino folk songs, and classical music that inspire Hi Nay and its characters.
And, of course, Christmas music.
Support Hi Nay on Patreon…
Bonus Episode: The Music of Hi Nay
A fun little bonus feature about the secrets behind Hi Nay's music! In this unscripted episode I cover Bessie Smith and other blues and jazz stapes, lullabies, Filipino folk songs, and classical music that inspire Hi Nay and its characters.
And, of course, Christmas music.
Support Hi Nay on Patreon…
Episode 011: A Race Car in the Red
There is a kind of tired that sleep does not touch, and this episode is ninety minutes of two people circling it. The card came up world-weary — a woman on a throne with a whiskey in her hand and her eyes closed, shutting out the noise long enough to hear something. Then a second card turned up uni…
Blues Moments in Time - October 4: Journalism, Justice and the Blues
On this edition of Blues Moments in Time, we explore October 4, a day that connects Black journalism, civil rights, and the enduring power of the blues.
We revisit the launch of the New Orleans Tribune, America's first Black daily newspaper, reflect on the legacy of Bessie Smith, and examine how th…
On this day in Blues history for October 4th
Today’s show features music performed by Bessie Smith and Clara Smith
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