Artist: Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith's lyrics & chords
Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer. Nicknamed The Empress of the Blues, Smith 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, along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on other jazz vocalists. The 1900 census indicates that Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in July 1892. However, the 1910 census recorded her birthday as April 15, 1894, a date that appears on all subsequent documents and was obs...read more
Standing in the rain Four day creep Not much love Bessie disappears Hot dog man Resolution Nobody knows you Keeps on a rainin Slide Back down Willow weep for me Riverboat shuffle Black bottom stomp Chemicals Pennies from heaven Ive been mistreated and i dont like it Go to sleep little baby Jazzbo brown Whats the matter now Shelter No one You dont understand Sweet jelly roll Put it right here or stay out there I hate to see the evening sun go down King porter stomp Blue horizon The graveyard words Yodlig blues Maple leaf rag Bessie smith lost your head blues Four or five times Preachin’ the blues Dont cry baby Carolina shout Bessie smith Dirty no gooders blues Nashville woman The essential Farewell baby blues Business in f Them “has been” blues Feelin tomorrow High society
