Sisyphus: Bessie Smith: “St. Louis Blues” (1929) This is Bessie Smith in her only film appearance, a 1929 two-reeler titled “St. Louis Blues” based on W. C. Handy’s song by the same name. She sings the title song accompanied by members of Fletcher Henderson’s orchestra, ...I want a little sugar in my bowl - Maggie's Farm Most of you young 'uns don't prolly remember Bessie Smith, but she was a wonderful wicked old lady, and I always wanted to be like her when I grew up. Double entendres were her specialty and she could bring down the house, ... Gordon's Blog: List of Bessie Smith tracks played on by Louis ... As far as I know there are eleven Bessie Smith tracks that have been released which have Louis Armstrong as a backing musician. Here is the list along with personnel and recording dates: January 14, 1925, New York, NY ... RarePhillySax: Joyce Cobb "Bessie Smith's soulful sound comes back to life through the voice of local jazz legend Joyce Cobb."-- Memphis Flyer "We had on Joyce Cobb, and a station in Colorado said, 'Our phone just lit up--where can we get this woman? ... Bessie Smith - Yellowdog Blues - Care2 News Network If you like Bessie Smith here a soundclip of her singing one of my favorite tunes- Yellow Dog Blues back in 1925. Her voice is powerful and soulful and was an influence to Janis Joplin. 91.1 FM WTJU Rock: Melodic Mayhem, 11/22/08 Bessie Smith / Emily Jane White Something to Believe / Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan* Klara / Olof Arnalds* Aruarian Dance / Nujabes Tschusse / The Brian Jonestown Massacre Mal de Mer / Rupa & The April Fishes ... BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues): BESSIE SMITH - The Collection Bessie Smith was the greatest and most influential classic blues singer of the 1920s. Her full-bodied blues delivery coupled with a remarkable self-assuredness that worked its way in and around most every note she sang, plus her sharp ... why i started chasing bad girls, #5 (bessie smith) and now here comes bessie smith, the wild and pure blues-singing diva of the 1920s who lived, loved, ate, drank and dreamed music. bessie was six feet tall, weighed about two hundred pounds, and got into a lot of fistfights because she ... |