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| | 1. |  | Bessie Smith and the Night Riders
from Putnam Juvenile
Price: $3.50
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Bessie Smith was called the Empress of the Blues. She had an amazing voice, so remarkable that her first recording, which was made in 1925, sold over a million copies. Quite a number for that day and time. Considering all of this, it's no wonder that a little girl would idolize her.more info
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| | 2. |  | Bessie: Revised and expanded edition
from Yale University Press
Price: $12.59
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"Bessie" by Chris Albertson presents the life and times of America's greatest blues singer within the context of the entertainment business as it existed during her lifetime. With access to new materials not available to other biographers, including the remarkable memories of Ruby Walker, who... more info
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| | 5. |  | Bessie Smith Songbook
from Hal Leonard Corporation
Price: $10.85
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This is a good guide to learning some of Bessie Smith's best known songs, plus a concise but complete biography of this wonderful blues singer. The songs come with guitar chords for those who just want to do chords, notation for those of us who want to do more. I recommend it highly.
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| | 9. |  | Bessie Smith (Outlines)
from Absolute Press
Price: $5.99
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A beautiful melody of a book, Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay evokes the life of the great blueswoman through a provocative interweaving of fact, poetry, blues lyrics, and imaginings. It is also about the awakening of a young girl's (the author's) sense of herself as female and black. If you prefer dry... more info
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