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BESSIE SMITH
(1894 - 1937)
BLUES SINGER
Commercial
cover postmarked Newark, New Jersey, 14 October 1994.
Bessie's
intimate relationships with the women of her entourage enraged her husband
Jack Gee.
But
Jack's infidelities also sparked jealous, explosive battles.
14
January 1925 - Columbia Recording Studio - Columbus Circle - New York City
Louis
Armstrong and Bessie Smith make jazz history with the recording of W. C.
Hardy's 'St. Louis Blues.'
Copyright Louis Paul Hennefeld 1983
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