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Q: What was the message of Bessie Smith's poem Backwater blues?
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What town did Bessie smith play in that inspired the song backwater blues?

Good question but I have NO CLUE as well!!


How does Bessie smiths song thinking blues express its a sad song?

because its a slow song


What was the name of Bessie Smiths first record?

Bunches! Too many to mention. She was the most popular female blues artist of the 1920's. Look up a discography of Bessie. Her first record was a huge smash success, "Downhearted Blues".


Who is the empress of blues?

Bessie Smith.


How many chords are there in Bessie smiths thinking blues?

Thinking blues is a 12 bar song. 12 bar is always made up from 3 chords such as A D and E or G C and D (depending on the key sang in)


What has the author Bessie Smith written?

Bessie Smith has written: 'Bessie Smith, empress of the blues' -- subject(s): Blues (Music), Popular music


What were Bessie smiths accomplishments?

1 : she was Singer of "Blues".2 : She was signed by 'Columbia records' in 1923 and her first session for Columbia was February, 15 ,1923.3 : "Gulfcoast Blues" and "downhearted Blues".4 : She became to be known as " the queen of the Blues".


What was Bessie smith name?

Bessie Smith was known as "the Empress of the Blues".


Who was nickanmed the empress of the blues and became the highest paid African American entertainer of the 1920s?

Bessie Smith Smith


What year was backwater blues written?

There are some differences of opinion. A Wikipedia article lists it as written by Bessie Smith in 1927, but there's also a YouTube recording of her singing it in 1923. Several other sources list it (a slightly different version) as a blues song that's "traditional", and presumably, older.


The empress of the blues?

Bessie Smith


Who was empress of blues?

Bessie Smith