Bessie Smith [974494] Gender: Female Popularity: 0.1903 Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA Birthday: 1894-04-15 Deathday: 1937-09-26 Age: 43 years Movies: 5 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: Bessie Smith was an American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists. It's Black Entertainmen2002-02-08 A Huey P. Newton Story2001-06-18 Blues Masters1999-01-01 Wild Women Don't Have t1989-01-01 St. Louis Blues1929-09-08