Birthdate: April 15, 1894
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Died: September 26, 1937
Bessie Smith was a groundbreaking African-American blues singer recognized as the “Empress of the Blues” in the Jazz Age. She gained fame as the leading female blues vocalist of the 1930s, impacting fellow musicians in the blues and jazz genres. Smith began her career by singing on street corners and later toured with Ma Rainey before achieving success with Columbia Records in 1923. Despite a tragic death in a car accident at a young age, Smith’s legacy as one of the finest singers of her time lives on.
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