ISBN: 9780300127065

The definitive biography of musical legend Bessie Smith: “A landmark in the writing of jazz history . . . First-rate” ( The Washington Post ).   Known as t… More...

The definitive biography of musical legend Bessie Smith: “A landmark in the writing of jazz history . . . First-rate” ( The Washington Post ).   Known as the “Empress of the Blues, ” Bessie Smith was a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African American performer of the Roaring Twenties. This revised and expanded biography debunks many of the myths that have circulated since her untimely death in 1937.   Writing with insight and candor about the singer’s personal life and career, the author supplements his research with dozens of interviews with her relatives, friends, and associates—in particular Ruby Walker Smith, a niece by marriage who toured with Bessie for over a decade. Also included in this updated edition are more details of Bessie’s early years, new interview material, and a chapter devoted to events and responses that followed the book’s original publication.   “The product of painstaking research . . . Devastating, provocative, and enlightening.” — Los Angeles Times Yale University Press Music Biographies DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Media & Performing Arts, Yale University Press (Ignition)<

ISBN: 9780300127065

The definitive biography of musical legend Bessie Smith: â??A landmark in the writing of jazz history . . . First-rateâ? (The Washington Post). Known as the â??Empress of the Blues,â? B… More...

The definitive biography of musical legend Bessie Smith: â??A landmark in the writing of jazz history . . . First-rateâ? (The Washington Post). Known as the â??Empress of the Blues,â? Bessie Smith was a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African American performer of the Roaring Twenties. This revised and expanded biography debunks many of the myths that have circulated since her untimely death in 1937. Writing with insight and candor about the singerâ??s personal life and career, the author supplements his research with dozens of interviews with her relatives, friends, and associatesâ??in particular Ruby Walker Smith, a niece by marriage who toured with Bessie for over a decade. Also included in this updated edition are more details of Bessieâ??s early years, new interview material, and a chapter devoted to events and responses that followed the bookâ??s original publication. â??The product of painstaking research . . . Devastating, provocative, and enlightening.â? â??Los Angeles Times BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY,Music, eBooks.com<

2019, ISBN: 9780300127065

Yale University Press, Kindle Edition, Auflage: Revised, Expanded, 426 Seiten, Publiziert: 2019-06-18T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 866112, History & … More...

Yale University Press, Kindle Edition, Auflage: Revised, Expanded, 426 Seiten, Publiziert: 2019-06-18T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 866112, History & Criticism, Music, Arts & Photography, Subjects, Books, Blues, Musical Genres, Jazz, Composers & Musicians, Arts & Literature, Biographies & Memoirs, Black & African American, Community & Culture, Women, United States, Americas, Women in History, World, Kindle eBooks, Categories, Kindle Store, Cultural & Regional, Format: Kindle eBook, Yale University Press, 2019<

ISBN: 9780300127065

Considered by many to be the greatest blues singer of all time, Bessie Smith was also a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African-American performer of the roa… More...

Considered by many to be the greatest blues singer of all time, Bessie Smith was also a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African-American performer of the roaring twenties. This book-a revised and expanded editi Considered by many to be the greatest blues singer of all time, Bessie Smith was also a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African-American performer of the roaring twenties. This book-a revised and expanded editi, Yale University Press<

ISBN: 9780300127065

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