Bessie Smith: Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer
Without Bessie Smith there would be no blues of today, no R&B, and no Rock'N'Roll. Yes that’s right. She died in a car ...
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Eight remarkable tales of the Empress of Blues
Bessie Smith dances on stage in front of a line ... In 1937, she died in hospital following a tragic car accident. Her partner Richard Morgan was at the wheel. Richard accompanied her body on ...