Bessie by Chris Albertson Rowdy‚ powerful‚ and innovative songstress‚ Bessie Smith dominated the 1920s blues circuit in America. Her soulful drown out voice reinvented the lyrics of many and captivated her audiences. She toured throughout the south and northeast regions building fan base of all races‚ and breaking strides in the newly developing black record business. Like most artist‚ people only knew the musical genius of Bessie Smith. The background‚ personality‚ and struggle of the woman
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By most accounts‚ Bessie Smith was a rough‚ crude‚ violent woman. She was also one of the greatest Blues singers of the 1920s. The road that took her to the title “Empress of the Blues” was not an easy one. It was certainly not one of the romantic "rags to riches" tales that Horatio Alger made popular during her time. For a young black woman from the South the journey was anything but easy‚ and it would require a special kind of person‚ and Bessie Smith was definitely that. She was a woman who fought
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Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman was born on January 26‚ 1892 to Susan and George Coleman who had a large family in Texas. At the time of Bessie’s birth‚ her parents had already been married for seventeen years and already had nine children‚ Bessie was the tenth‚ and she would later have twelve brothers and sisters. Even when she was small‚ Bessie had to deal with issues about race. Her father was of African American and Cherokee Indian decent‚ and her mother was black which made it difficult from the
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views of a variety of issues‚ especially race relations. Rowan also served as the director of the United States Information Agency and was the ambassador to Finland. Unforgettable Miss Bessie Carl T. Rowan She was only about five feet tall and probably never weighed more than 100 pounds‚ but Miss Bessie was a towering presence in the classroom. She was the only woman tough enough to make me read Beowulf and think for a few foolish days that I liked it From 1938 to 1942‚ when I attended
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Bessie J. Blount African-American Inventor & Forensic Scientist Bessie Blount Griffin was born on November 24‚ 1914 in Hickory‚ VA‚ present day Chesapeake‚ VA. She studied at both Panzar College of Physical Education and at Union Junior College in New Jersey. Prior to being deployed as a nurse during World War II‚ she studied physical therapy in Chicago. During her childhood‚ her stubborn streak showed when at 7 she was reprimanded for writing with her left hand; she decided to learn to
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MUS 205 Mid term Essay Bessie Johnson Kown as the “Empress Of Blues”‚ Bessie Smith was said to have revolutionized the vocal end of Blues Music. She showed a lot of pride as an independent African-American woman. Her style in performance and lyrics often reflected her lifestyle. Bessie Smith was one of the first female jazz artists‚ and she paved the way for many musicians who followed. Bessie was born April 15‚ 1894 in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee to a part time Baptist preacher‚ William Smith‚
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Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee in April 15‚ 1894. She was the most popular female blues singer known as “The Empress of the Blues”. She started her career by singing in tent shows in 1912‚ alongside another blues specialist Ma Rainey. Bessie influenced other singers including Aretha Franklin‚ Nina Simone‚ Frank Sinatra‚ Billie Holiday‚ Dinah Washington and Janis Joplin. Bessie Smith was married to Jack Gee on June 7‚ 1923. She made her first record with Columbia records “Downhearted
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BESSIE SMITH 1894 – 1937 Bessie Smith‚ known as “Empress of the Blues”‚ was born on April 15 1894 in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee. She was one of seven children to a part-time Baptist preacher and his wife. However‚ by the time Bessie was nine years old both of her parents were dead. Bessie and her brother Andrew were already singing on the streets of Chattanooga for spare change. Bessie’s older brother Clarence had joined a travelling vaudeville1 show as a comedian and dancer and in 1912 he
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Bessie coleman was the first African-American to earn a license to fly a plane. Many people of all races were inspired by her ambitious drive to accomplish her goals. Queen Bess did not just wake up and become an inspiring historical figure ;she first had to overcome the obstacle that life threw at her. Bessie Coleman was born on January 26 1832 in Atlanta Texas to Susan Coleman and George Coleman. Her parents were sharecroppers that worked making sure that their thirteen children were fed. It became
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Bessie Smith was a rough‚ crude‚ violent woman. She was also the greatest of the classic Blues singers of the 1920s. Bessie started out as a street musician in Chattanooga. In 1912 Bessie joined a traveling show as a dancer and singer. The show featured Pa and Ma Rainey‚ and Smith developed a friendship with Ma. Ma Rainey was Bessie’s mentor and she stayed with her show until 1915. Bessie then joined the T.O.B.A. vaudeville circuit and gradually built up her own following in the south and along the
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