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Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Known for her prodigious musical talent, her timeless blues narratives about personal and socioeconomic problems, her tough persona, and her innate ability to enrapture audiences with her raw voice, Bessie Smith -- the Empress of the Blues -- receives a unique biographical treatment in this special life narrative captured by one of Scotland's finest poets. By masterfully blending research, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and her own experiences in listening...
2) Bessie
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life and career of legendary blues singer Bessie Smith.
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