Bessie Smith – DMDB Influence 52.59% | Fanbase 28.43%

Bessie Smith — jazz & standards artist from US.

Renowned as "The Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith made history as the first major blues and jazz singer on record, with a voice that transcended the…

Influence: 52.59% Fanbase: 28.43% Trending: 64.66% Career Level: Rising

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Genres

jazz & standardsjazz bluesswingclassical, ensemble & operaharlem renaissancebluesbluestraditional bluesclassic blues

Biography

Renowned as "The Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith made history as the first major blues and jazz singer on record, with a voice that transcended the limitations of early recording technology. Mentored by Ma Rainey, Smith quickly surpassed her mentor's fame, signing with Columbia in 1923 and collaborating with top musicians like Louis Armstrong and James P. Johnson. Despite her peak in the late 1920s, Smith's career declined in the 1930s, leading to her tragic death in a car crash in Mississippi. Her legacy lives on through Columbia's reissues of her recordings, ensuring that "The Empress of the Blues" will forever reign supreme in music history.