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Bessie Smith
Blues vocalist Bessie Smith was one of the most popular American musicians of the 1920s and 30s. Even though her life was cut short by an automobile accident in 1937, her style continued to influence both blues and jazz singers for many years afterward. Please direct all questions regarding "The Empress of the Blues" into this category.
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What is a brief lay persons musical analysis of Bessie Smith's Down Hearted Blues?
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Columbia recording is just Bessie and piano. it is a standard 12-bar blues or very close. the recording is classic, various blues performers play this piece with guitar or slide guitar sometimes with a call response style and it winds up sounding like every other blues song. Bessie's recording is something different. oringinal listners were probably patrons of 1920's speak-easys.
Who sings I gave you seven children Now you want to give them back?
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BB King. The song is called How Blue Can You Get http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jCNXASjzMY
great song, isn't it?
What were Bessie smiths accomplishments?
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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".
