[DOC] [TLE] Bessie Smith - Wikipedia [PAR] Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894  September 26, 1937) was an American blues 
singer. Nicknamed the Empress of the Blues, she was the most popular female 
blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the 
greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on other jazz singers. .... 
She made 160 recordings for Columbia, often accompanied by the finest... [DOC] [TLE] Bessie Smith - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Jun 4, 2016 ... Smith was also known for her generous and charitable acts, giving away much of 
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Johnson, trumpeters Joe Smith .... Louis Armstrong: Jazz Legend... [DOC] [TLE] The Mother and The Empress: Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith ... [PAR] May 15, 2015 ... Of course, none of these great singers existed in a vacuum, and even though ... In 
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Armstrong, who did more than anyone to advance jazz in the 1920s. [DOC] [TLE] Bessie Smith - Singer - Biography.com [PAR] Aug 16, 2016 ... AKA: Bessie Smith; Nickname: "Empress of the Blues"; Originally: Elizabeth Smith 
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Johnson, she recorded one of her most famous songs, "Backwater Blues." Smith 
also collaborated with the legendary jazz artist Louis Armstrong on... [DOC] [TLE] Bessie Smith - United States History [PAR] Known as the Empress of the Blues, Smith was born into poverty and orphaned ... 
United States and recorded with such jazz greats as Louis Armstrong, Benny 
Goodman ... Her singing talent has exerted a huge influence on popular 
American ... Bessie sang and her brother accompanied her on the guitar, often in 
front of the... [DOC] [TLE] Bessie Smith: the greatest female blues singer who ever lived ... [PAR] Aug 13, 2015 ... She was known as Queen of the Blues, and Empress of the Blues. ... It's often 
said that this was Rainey's decision, as if Bessie were her ... Competitiveness 
was part of jazz and blues culture, and Smith joined in with gusto, re-recording ... 
made with Louis Armstrong in 1925, or Alexander's Ragtime Band,... [DOC] [TLE] Bessie Smith: the Empress of the Blues | OUPblog [PAR] May 24, 2015 ... She was also not the first jazz singer to record, being preceded by most notably ... 
There is an intensity to her interpretations that lets listeners know that she will ... 
and those often-timeless recordings are Bessie Smith's musical legacy. ... Louis 
Armstrong on cornet holds his own with Bessie Smith (and vice... [DOC] [TLE] Bessie Smith facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] They called her the Empress of the Blues. ... Originally hired as a dancer, Smith 
rapidly polished her skills as a singer and often combined the two, .... Smith and 
Louis Armstrong's first collaborations1925's brilliant St. Louis Blues and .... in 
1937: Bessie Smith was the greatest artist American jazz ever produced; in fact,
... [DOC] [TLE] Bessie Smith | American singer | Britannica.com [PAR] American singer, one of the greatest of blues vocalists. ... Known in her lifetime as 
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Question: Known as the "Empress of the Blues", this singer often recorded with jazz great Louis Armstrong
Answer: Bessie Smith