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Miss Bessie Smith AKA “The Empress of the Blues “(April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was a protégé and sometimes lover of Ma Rainey’s when they toured together in the 1920s. Here’s 1927’s “Back Water Blues” (https://youtu.be/4gXShOJVwaM?si=gymkthC_PP9RwdMx)
#RetroView #MaRainey #BessieSmith #blues