| LC control no. | n 83071529 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.S667 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937 |
| Variant(s) | Smith, Elizabeth, 1894-1937 Empress of the Blues (Singer) |
| Other standard no. | 0000 0001 2022 5643 24788472 Q93349 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1894-04-15 |
| Death date | 1937-09-26 |
| Place of birth | Chattanooga (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Clarksdale (Miss.) |
| Field of activity | Blues (Music)--To 1931 Blues (Music)--1931-1940 Jazz Jazz vocals Nineteen twenties |
| Affiliation | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Jazz musicians Blues singer |
| Special note | Not same as: St. Louis-based Blues singer Bessie Mae Smith known as Streamline Mae (n 96026491) |
| Found in | Oliver, P. Bessie Smith, 1959. Feinstein, E. Bessie Smith, 1985: t.p. (Bessie Smith) p. 10 (b. 1894(?)) Blue melodies [VR] 1997: container (legendary "Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith, stars in her only film, the once-notorious musical drama, St. Louis blues; musical short) New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Smith, Bessie; b. 4-15-1894, Chattanooga, TN, d. 9-26-37, Clarksdale, MS; blues, jazz, and vaudeville singer) Baker, 8th ed. (Smith, Bessie (actually, Elizabeth); b. 4-15-1894, Chattanooga, Tenn., d. 9-26-37, Clarksville [sic], Miss.; American blues, jazz, and vaudeville singer) Albertson, C. Bessie, 1972: p. 24-25 (Bessie Smith; Bessie her given name, not Elizabeth; b. Chattanooga, Tenn.; date unverifiable, but 4-15-1894 is birthdate on 1923 application for marriage license) p. 223 (d. 9-26-37, Clarksdale, Miss.) Claghorn, C.E. Biog. dict. of jazz (Smith, Bessie; b. 1895, Chattanooga, Tenn., d. 1937, Clarksdale, Miss.) Grimes, S. Backwaterblues, 2000: p. 12 (This book affirms through census records that Bessie Smith was born in 1894, not 1898 as is sometimes seen) Wikipedia, 22 Feb. 2023 (Bessie Smith, born April 15, 1894 in Chatannooga, Tenn. died September 26, 1937 in a car accident in Clarksdale, Mississippi, aged 43; an American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues," Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1930s. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, she is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Smith> |
| Associated language | eng |
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