ENID, Okla. — Residents attending Enid Chautauqua on Friday, June 13, 2025, learned about the trials and tribulations of the “Empress of the Blues.” Scholar Rebecca Marks Jimerson portrayed Bessie ...
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8 Bessie Smith Songs Every Modern Music Lover Should Hear: Blues Roots of Today’s Sound.
(ThyBlackMan.com) As the undisputed “Empress of the Blues,” Bessie Smith’s voice is a cornerstone of American music history. Her raw emotion, unwavering strength, and uncompromising style helped shape ...
“I wrung my hands and I wanted to scream / But when I woke up I found it was only a dream.” There she stood at Columbia’s studio in New York to record this song in September 1923. She and pianist ...
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