Bessie Smith

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Bessie Smith

• By
• Kim Parks

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Early Years

• Born 1894-1937 in Columbia.

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Famous Songs

• Back Water Blues
• Down Hearted Blues
• Nobody Knows When Your Down or Out

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Facts

• First record was in New York and she appeared a
  film in St. Louis Blues.

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Her Friends

• Louis Armstrong
• Fletcher Henderson
• John Handmond
• Benny Goodman

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Other interesting Facts

• She was the greatest blues singer that brought
  emotional intensity and personality.

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The End

• Thank You
• Kim Parks