Bessie Smith
Though today was Ella Fitzgerald's birthday and much as I love her dearly, I have decided to acquaint you; my fellow reader, with Miss Bessie Smith. Guess who?
Bessie Smith, born in Tennessee in 1894 (- 1937), was a gifted Jazz and Blues singer with a top-notch soulful voice.
No wonder she was called 'The Empress of the Blues' as she played a crucial role in setting the tone for jazz and blues along with Louis Armstrong and got to be the highest-paid female artist of her time signing with Columbia Records.
Still and all, it was her battle with alcohol that lead to her own kind of 'blues' and downfall. To cut a sad story short,
Ahhhh, doesn't she make you feel like lettin' a little spring breeze in whilst you sippin' your liqueur and readin'...
Ahhhh, doesn't she make you feel like lettin' a little spring breeze in whilst you sippin' your liqueur and readin'...
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