Bessie
By: Chris Albertson
Edition: Rev. and exp. ed
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Smith, Bessie, -- 1894-1937; Singers -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: "Considered by many to be the greatest blues singer of all time, Bessie Smith was also a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest-paid African-American performer of the roaring twenties. This book--a revised and expanded edition of the classic biography of this extraordinary artist--debunks many of the myths that have circulated since her untimely death in 1937"--Dustjacket.
Notes: "Original edition published in 1972 by Stein and Day"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-302), discography (p. 303-306), and index