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The 1948 short story "Blue Melody", by J. D. Salinger, and the 1959 play The Death of Bessie Smith, by Edward Albee, are based on Smith's life and death, but poetic license was taken by both authors; for instance, Albee's play distorts the circumstances of her medical treatment, or lack of it, before her death, attributing it to ...
18 de ago. de 2011 · Parra lets us know all as Smith’s character, played by Miche Braden, shares an addiction to alcohol, reefer, having a good time-including being married and cheating on her husband with a man...
2 de jun. de 2019 · El epifitafio de la lápida de Bessie Smith que se levantó en agosto de 1970. Se hizo cargo de los gastos la cantante de rock y blues Janis Joplin. Fue inhumada sin nombre el cementerio de Mount...
Late hours, low pay, gambling, fighting, and abusing alcohol and drugs were commonplace. But Smith's voice was remarkable, filling the largest hall without amplification (the expansion of sound) and reaching out to each listener in beautiful, earthy tones.
21 de may. de 2024 · Bessie Smith, American singer, one of the greatest blues vocalists. Known as the ‘Empress of the Blues,’ she was a bold, supremely confident artist who sang with breathtaking emotional intensity on such songs as ‘Down Hearted Blues,’ ‘Empty Bed Blues,’ and ‘Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out.’.
5 de ene. de 2018 · Dinah Washington, meanwhile, evoked Smith's sexual confidence and pathos on nearly every song in her repertoire. In 1958, she released Dinah Sings Bessie Smith.
During a time of racism, violence and segregation, among the Jim Crow laws, Bessie did not have a chance of survival. Paramedics did not arrive until 30 minutes after the accident and it was stated that Bessie Smith would not receive “special treatment” just because she was a well known performer.
