Thursday, December 4, 2008

Eighth Annotation.

"Bessie Smith's Blues." enotes.com. American Decade. 21 Nov 2008 .

Bessie smith was known as the " Empress of the Blues". Started touring with a vaudeville show as a dancer in 1912. A protégé of legendary blues woman Ma Rainey, she eventually became the most respected African American singer and so did Bessie when her time came.

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