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The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Bessie Smith

Curated by ACT

Known as the "Empress of the Blues", Bessie Smith was one of the greatest blues singers. Read a brief biography of her career as well as view a video performance of her singing with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra with this resource.

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blues, classic blues, bessie smith, bessie smith biography, classic blues singers, empress of the blues, kennedy center for the performing arts: bessie smith
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)