Blues Empress in Black Chattanooga: Bessie Smith and the ... Book Description: As one of the first African American vocalists to be recorded, Bessie Smith is a prominent figure in American popular culture and African American history. Michelle R. Scott uses Smith's life as a lens to investigate broad issues in [... more]
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Blues Empress in Black Chattanooga: Bessie Smith and the ... DIVThe cultural and industrial reconstruction of the South, explored through a major figure in early black music/DIVDIVpAs one of the first African American vocalists to be recorded, Bessie Smith is a prominent figure in American popular culture and [... more]
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Words and Songs of Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and ... This book explores the relationship between three African American women's dance-art-music sensibilities within the context of a Pan African aesthetic. Its purpose is three-fold: to show commonalities between Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone' [... more]
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Bessie Smith and the Night Riders Stauffacher and Holyfield tell a powerful story of facing down danger and standing up for what's right as it relates an event in which legendary blues singer Bessie Smith stood up against the Ku Klux Klan. Full color. [... more]
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Bessie Smith and the Night Riders Stauffacher and Holyfield tell a powerful story of facing down danger and standing up for what's right as it relates an event in which legendary blues singer Bessie Smith stood up against the Ku Klux Klan. Full color. [... more]
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Bessie Smith (Outlines) Problem Child: If you want to know about Bessie Smith's life, check out the Chris Albertson book. If you want a thumb-nail sketch of her life, check any descent Blues Enclyclopedia (even Encarta isn't half bad.) If you want a fictional account of a blues [... more]
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