Description: Here's a great Gift Idea! Bessie Smith L'Imperatrice Del Blues (Guilde Internationale 3006, 1992, Italian reissue of 20's & 30's recordings, made in Switzerland, UPC# (none)) (Category: Blues Vocal Music CD) ¤NEW!¤ This hard-to-find Compact Disc is new, factory sealed, and guaranteed against manufacturer's defects! ¤NEW!¤ Bessie Smith (1894-1937) was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and '30s. Smith is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era, and along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on subsequent jazz vocalists. At the age of nine, as a way of earning money for their impoverished household, Smith and her brother Andrew began performing on the streets of Chattanooga as a duo, she singing and dancing, he accompanying on guitar; their preferred location was in front of the White Elephant Saloon at Thirteenth and Elm streets in the heart of the city's African-American community. When she was a little older she joined the Vaudeville circuit, first as a dancer and then a singer. In the early 20's, Columbia Records recognized a demand for female, black singers and signed Bessie Smith. She scored a big hit with her first release, a coupling of "Gulf Coast Blues" and "Downhearted Blues," which its composer, Alberta Hunter had already turned into a hit on the Paramount label. Smith became a headliner on the black T.O.B.A. circuit and rose to become its top attraction in the 1920s. Working a heavy theater schedule during the winter months and doing tent tours the rest of the year (eventually traveling in her own railroad car), Smith became the highest-paid black entertainer of her day. Columbia nicknamed her "Queen of the Blues", but a PR-minded press soon upgraded her title to "Empress". She made some 160 recordings for Columbia, often accompanied by the finest musicians of the day, most notably Louis Armstrong, James P. Johnson, Joe Smith, Charlie Green, and Fletcher Henderson. She died in a 1937 car crash, but her estranged husband refused to pay for a headstone. The grave remained unmarked until August 7, 1970, when a new tombstone was placed, paid for by singer Janis Joplin and Juanita Green, who, as a child, had done housework for Smith. (from Wikipedia)Songs include: Alexander's Ragtime Band - 3:03 Careless Love- 3:28 Cake Walkin' Babies From Home - 3:11 After You've Gone - 2:59 Trombone Cholly - 3:13 Me and My Gin - 2:52 Safety Mama - 3:24 In The House Blues - 3:00 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - 2:59 Take It Right Back - 3:22 He's Got Me Goin' - 3:14 Kitchen Man - 2:57 Do Your Duty - 3:26 Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer) - 3:28 Take Me For a Buggy Ride - 2:36 I'm Down in the Dumps - 3:10 -----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----- This would make a great gift! Shipping: (see SHIPPING AND PAYMENTS section below) Sales shipped to an Illinois address, please add 9.0% sales tax. Multiple purchases will be combined for the lowest possible shipping costs! Please click on ADD TO CART (not BUY IT NOW) when making multiple purchases. And you're welcome to add us to your favorites list! THANK YOU!
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Genre: Blues
