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Bessie Smith

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American blues singer (1892-1937)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1894 to 1937 · aged 43
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Bessie Smith was an African-American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues" and formerly Queen of the Blues, she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1930s.

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Awards 3

2023National Women's Hall of Fame
1989Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1989Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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James P. JohnsonAlso in St. Louis Blues (1929)Dudley MurphyAlso in St. Louis Blues (1929)Hall JohnsonAlso in St. Louis Blues (1929)Vladimir HorowitzAlso won Grammy Lifetime Achievement AwardPerry ComoAlso won Grammy Lifetime Achievement AwardDonny HathawayAlso won Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

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Bessie Smith was an African-American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues" and formerly Queen of the Blues, she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1930s. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, 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.

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Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1937 · aged 43
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32 languages

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